This Granola Recipe by Alton Brown is Better Than the Store-Bought Stuff

Alton Brow, host of the best Food Network Show on the planet, Good Eats, has a granola recipe that will make you want to eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Yep, it’s that good.

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His granola is crunchy, nutty and full of maple-y and coconut-y flavors and is so good I can barely walk past my pantry without going in for a handful every. Single. Time. So here’s the recipe. Enjoy it. And I’m sorry for your future addiction.

*Disclaimer: I altered the recipe a tad to make it healthier by substituting pecans for cashews, using less sugar and using less vegetable oil.

Photo by Hannah Cooper

Good Eats Granola

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time:1 hour 15 minutesTotal time:1 hour 25 minutesServings:6 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cup rolled oats
• 3 cup sweet shredded coconut
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup raw pecan halves
• 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. 
   

   Preheat oven to 250˚F.

2. 
   

   Toast pecan halves in oven for 15 minutes.

3. 
   

   In a large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, and shredded coconut.

4. 
   

   In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, vegetable oil, melted butter and salt. Then add wet ingredients to dry and mix together.

5. 
   

   Spread mixture onto a cookie sheet and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes stirring the granola at 15 minute intervals.

6. 
   

   Remove from oven, let cool and add toasted pecans. Transfer to an air tight container and store.

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