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Savory and Sweet Five Spice Granola

A delicious homemade granola for snacking
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Asian
Diet: Heart Healthy, Vegetarian
Servings: 16 4 cups
Calories: 168kcal

Ingredients

For the Hot Pepper Honey

  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 serrano pepper sliced length-wise, stemmed and seeded

For the Granola

  • 2 cups old fashioned oats
  • ½ cup roasted cashews
  • ½ cup pecan halves
  • ½ cup roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons Chinese Five Spice Powder
  • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
  • 1 cup honey sesame sticks

Instructions

To Make the Hot Pepper Honey

  • Place the honey and serrano peppers in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the honey mixture cool. Remove the peppers and pour the honey into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.

To Make the Granola

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees, and line a baking pan with a sheet of parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oats, cashews, pecans, pepitas, salt, and Chinese Five Spice Powder.
  • In a measuring cup, mix together the coconut oil and hot pepper honey. Pour the oil-honey mixture over the oats mixture and stir well to coat everything.
  • Spread the granola onto the baking sheet in a single layer. 
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until the granola just starts to turn lightly golden. Stir once or twice during baking so the oats and nuts bake evenly.
  • Remove the granola from the oven, let cool, and add extra salt if necessary. Store the granola in a jar, tightly covered for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

You can make the hot honey several days in advance if desired. Store the honey in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg