Angel's Granola

If you use unsalted sunflower seeds, then add 3/4 teaspoon of salt or so to taste. This makes about 10 or so servings. Make sure you look at the end of this recipe for other dry ingredient suggestions.

Other dry ingredients you can add:

  • Stir in 1 teaspoon (or more!) ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients before mixing.
  • Substitute dark brown sugar for the light brown for a sharper molasses taste.
  • You can add other goodies to this recipe too, like:
    • 1/3 cup of flake coconut
    • 1/8 cup sesame seeds
    • 1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
    • 1/3 cup pecan pieces (or halves)
    • 1/3 cup pine nuts
    • 1/3 cup walnut pieces
  • You can leave out the wheat germ, too. I add it because it’s rich in protein, B vitamins, vitamin E, iron, carbohydrates, and fiber.
  • If you have sliced almonds instead of slivered, go ahead and use them.

Note: if you go crazy and add a lot more dry ingredients, you will need to add more honey and oil.

Ingredients

1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (un-toasted is fine, too)
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered or sliced almonds
1½ cups salted sunflower seeds
2/3 cup honey or maple syrup (pure maple syrup, not the Aunt Jemima brand, now)
2/3 cup coconut oil
1 cup dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, blueberries, cherries, etc.)

Preheat oven to 275º. In a large bowl, stir brown sugar to get out the lumps. Combine the oats, wheat germ, nuts, and almonds. In a separate bowl, whisk together honey and oil; it should resemble runny apple sauce when totally mixed. Pour over oat mixture and stir. If using sliced almonds, FOLD the mixture together to avoid breaking up the almond slices, else gently mix the ingredients and make sure all the nuts and oats are covered. Pour granola over one large cookie sheet or two small cookie sheets. Toast for one hour or so, stirring the granola every 15 minutes to cook evenly until granola is *GBD (*golden brown delicious).

When the granola has achieved the GBD stage, remove it from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Next, transfer it to a large bowl folding in dried fruit until evenly distributed.

Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

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