Maca Maca Granola

I like to always have some granola on hand for breakfast, topping smoothie bowls, snacking, or whatever. I like to vary the flavors and mixes for variety and this combination has been a recent flavor. Maca has a mellow caramel-like flavor that goes very well with the maple syrup.

Maca Maca Granola

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tsp maca powder
1/4 cup toasted buckwheat groats (optional)
pinch of salt
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl combine the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, maca powder and salt. In a measuring cup melt the coconut oil and add the maple syrup and vanilla to it. Pour the coconut oil and syrup over the oats and stir to combine. Put the oat mixture into a rectangle baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake the granola for 25 minutes total, but be sure to take it out and stir it every 10 minutes so it cooks evenly.