As a kid I would love the moments my mother would whip up a batch of her homemade granola. There was something about the cold milk flooding in the bowl over the warm fresh out of the oven crunch that I still love to this day.
Add in the fact that it is so simple to make and it literally is a bonus!
You can add dried fruits as in raisins and cranberries and dates at the end of the cooking phase after it has cooled.
- 8 Cups of Oats
- 3 Cups of All Bran
- 1/4 Cup Sesame Seeds
- 1/4 Cup Flax Seeds
- 1/2 Cup Coconut flakes
- 1/3 Cup Wheat Germ
- 1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds
- 3 Cups Assorted Nuts – Chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 Coconut Oil Melted
- 3/4 Cup Honey
- 3 Cups of assorted Dried Fruit (optional add in at after cooled)
Step one
Mix the oats, all bran, sesame and flax seeds, coconut, Wheat Germ, nuts and salt in in a large bowl. Stir together. Pour in the oil and honey and mix together. Pour out on a cookie sheet, in a thin even layer and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Stir. Bake for another 10 minutes. Stir. Bake for 5 Minutes. Stir.. and continue to bake for 5 minute increments till evenly toasted.
Step 2
There is a fine line from the sweet toasted phase to the burnt phase. As a rule, I stick to the kitchen and focus on the toasting till it’s done!
Step 3
Let cool and add in Raisins, Dried Cranberries, dates, or any dried fruit of choice if you desire. Or leave plain and serve over yogurt.
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