{"id":6589,"date":"2015-01-07T16:12:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T00:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2015-01-12T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T23:55:51","slug":"pecan-granola-nutty-sweet-just-touch-salty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/pecan-granola-nutty-sweet-just-touch-salty\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Granola – Nutty, Sweet & Just a Touch Salty!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Pecan<\/a>My stepmom gave us some granola this Christmas and I had to have the recipe ASAP. Already made a batch!<\/p>\n

I changed a couple of things, but the flavor profile is still the same. I couldn’t find the coconut flakes in the original recipe so I used desiccated coconut instead (from the Indian market, not the sweetened kind) and I had some dried cranberries just waiting to be used and couldn’t justify buying dried cherries. Also I used sliced almonds instead of sesame seeds. I love sesame seeds but I love almonds so much in granola that I gave them a go. I’ve put both versions in the recipe below since they are both delish.<\/p>\n

The flavoring is so good, just a little sweet, a little salty, and the pecans toast up so amazing. I actually did run to the store to grab them because they cannot be substituted! Everything else we had. Thought we had the pecans too, but nope forgot I used them in some magic squares before Christmas. I try to not run to the store for every ingredient, but I had to make this granola once I got it into my head and I needed the pecans \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Pecan<\/a> 3 cups old fashioned oats
\n1 1\/2 cups pecans
\n1 cup desiccated coconut or coconut shavings
\n1\/4 cup sliced almonds or sesame seeds
\n1 cup dried cranberries or cherries
\n2 tbsp brown sugar
\n1\/2 teascinnamon
\n1 1\/2 teaspoons salt
\n1\/2 cup agave syrup
\n1\/4 cup olive oil
\n1 egg white<\/p>\n

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  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.<\/li>\n
  2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. I mixed the dry ingredients first and then added the wet and mixed well with my hands.<\/li>\n
  3. Toss on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes stirring every 10 minutes.<\/li>\n
  4. Let cool completely to crisp everything up before trying.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n