Gluten Free Apple Cherry Cranberry Coconut Pecan Granola 'muffin

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups organic quick oats (not instant)
• 5 medium organic granny smith apples
• 1 cup almond flour or 1 cup almond meal
• 1 cup dried shredded coconut
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 (540 ml) can cherry-cranberry pie filling (optional, use fresh or dried if preferred.)
• 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar (optional) or 1/2 cup similar healthy sugar substitute (optional)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup hemp seeds
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds (or whole depending on availability or preference)
• 1/2 cup chia seeds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup cacao, nibs
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 lemon, zest of
• splash water (depending on consistency) (optional)
• splash milk (depending on consistency) (optional)
• other dried fruit
• nuts
• seeds
• vanilla extract
• shredded zucchini (to replace oats) or shredded carrot (to replace oats)

Recipe

• 1 toast pecans or nuts in cast iron pan over low to medium heat, to release oils. aprox. 10 minutes.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 meanwhile, combine dry ingredients.
• 4 peel and core apples cut into 1 inch bites. add to dry.
• 5 combine wet ingredients.
• 6 combine all ingredients.
• 7 once well mixed into a very thick batter, divide into muffin cups or a pie dish to make an apple crisp. bake for approximately 20-30 minutes, when edges & tops brown. i had to lower heat after 20 and bake for 10 more.
• 8 remember in cooking, everything is optional so please modify to suit your dietary needs and tastes.