Homemade Granola with Ginger

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 0.25 cups chopped pecans
• 0.25 cups chopped walnuts
• 0.25 cups chopped almonds
• 0.25 cups pepitas
• 0.5 cups maple syrup
• 0.25 cups coconut oil , melted
• 0.25 cups chopped crystallized ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper , optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. 2

   Mix together rolled and quick-cooking oats, pecans, walnuts, almonds, and pepitas in a large bowl until well combined. Spread out evenly on a baking sheet.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to the same large bowl. Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).

4. 4

   Stir together maple syrup, coconut oil, crystallized ginger, turmeric, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, cardamom, and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined; pour over oats-nuts mixture and mix thoroughly. Transfer mixture onto the baking sheet.

5. 5

   Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave granola in the oven for 1 hour.

6. 6

   Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.