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Chai Spice Granola with Almonds 

Ingredients:
1½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Cloves
½ teaspoon Ginger Powder
½ teaspoon Ground Cardamom
1½ cups Rolled Oats
¼ cup Quick Cook Oats
1 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
½ cup Whole Unsalted Almonds, Roughly Chopped
½ cup Roughly Chopped Dried Figs {I use raisins}
¼ cup Honey
2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil {I use Olive oil}
1 Tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
½ teaspoon Almond Extract
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a small bowl, whisk together ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ginger powder, and ground cardamom. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, quick-cook oats, coconut flakes, almonds and raisins. {if using figs, see below} 
In another small bowl, mix honey, coconut oil, light brown sugar, almond extract, and salt until fully combined.
Add wet mixture and spice mixture to dry ingredients and mix until evenly combined. {The mixture will come together in clumps. I find it is easiest to use my hands.}
Spread mixture out an ungreased baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until light golden and fragrant, 20-22 minutes. Watch the granola carefully in the last few minutes of baking and remove if it gets darker than a golden brown.
Remove granola from oven and immediately add figs {if using}, stirring to combine. Allow to cool completely at room temperature. {Granola will be soft when it comes out of the oven but will crisp as it cools.} Once cooled, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Enjoy!

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