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Clumpy Apple Cinnamon Granola with Pecans

5 from 4 reader reviews
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 6 cups
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Ingredients

  • 5 cups rolled oats (NOT quick cooking)
  • ⅓ cup refined coconut oil, melted
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup smooth almond butter
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg or allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup raw pecan halves, broken or chopped into smaller pieces
  • 2 cups crispy apple chips (about 1 ½ cups broken up, see notes)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Spread the oats out on the baking sheet and toast them in the oven until fragrant, about 15 minutes. Remove the oats and let them cool slightly.
  • Lower the oven temperature to 300°F.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, maple syrup, almond butter, cinnamon, nutmeg (or allspice), salt, and vanilla extract. Add the toasted oats and the pecan pieces to this mixture. Toss to coat with a spatula.
  • Transfer the granola mixture to the baking sheet and spread it out into an even layer, getting it as thin as possible and packing it down a bit. Bake the granola for 50 minutes to an hour, rotating the baking sheet at 30 minutes.
  • When the granola is done, it should be deeply golden brown and the pecans well-toasted. Let it cool completely in the baking sheet before breaking up and serving. Toss with the broken up apple chips at this point.
  • Cooled granola will keep in a sealed container at room temperature for about 2 weeks.

Recipe Notes

  • I use Martin’s apple chips here–the plain ones with just apples in the ingredient list. The brand Bare Snacks makes a similar product!
  • I’m fairly confident that you could use any nut/seed butter that you prefer in place of the almond butter. I just like the milder flavour of the almond here.
  • Resist the urge to stir up the granola while it’s baking and as it cools. Less handling = more clumps.
This warm spiced and clumpy apple cinnamon granola is perfect for greeting Fall days! Baked with maple syrup, coconut oil, and almond butter for binding. Crunchy apple chips and pecans stud all the clumped up pieces.