Cook the Book: Grain-ola

Name: Cook the Book: Grain-ola
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters coconut oil; 1 liters assorted unsulfured dried fruits (try tropical fruits like dried pineapple and dried papaya), chopped; 237 milliliters walnuts or macadamia nuts, chopped into halves or quarters; 2 Grated zest of oranges; 946 milliliters old-fashioned or quick-cooking rolled oats; 177 milliliters raw mild-flavored honey; 177 milliliters unsalted raw sunflower seeds; 1 liters unsweetened shredded coconut

Cook the Book: Grain-olan is a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 797 calories, 12g of protein, and 56g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have honey, unsulfured fruits, quick-cooking rolled oats, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300°F and set aside 2 rimmed baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine the oats, sunflower seeds, walnuts, coconut, dried fruits, and zest in a large bowl.

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Sunflower Seeds

Coconut

Walnuts

Fruit

Oats

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Bowl

Heat the honey and coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat, whisk to thoroughly combine, then pour over the oat mixture and stir until everything is well coated.

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Coconut Oil

Honey

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Divide the mixture between the baking sheets and spread into a thin layer.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake, stirring every 10 minutes, for about 40 minutes, until toasty golden brown. Cool completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Oven