Saturday, April 14, 2018

Super Nutty Granola

INGREDIENTS

12 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds
1 1/2 cups walnuts, broken into desired size
1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
1 cup peanuts, halved if desired
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup unsweetened dried coconut shreds or flakes
1 cup flax seed, ground into meal (I use a blender about 1/3 cup at a time)
1 cup hemp hearts

1/2 cup coconut oil
1 cup honey
1/8 cup (2 Tbsp) vanilla
6 Tablespoons molasses

Raisins, if desired

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 275*. (Can use convection oven at 250.)
2. Stir well all dry ingredients in a VERY large bowl.
3. In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, melt the coconut oil.
4. Add the honey and vanilla.
5. Fill to the 2 cup line with molasses
6. Thoroughly mix liquids and then stir into dry ingredients.
7. Keep stirring until all lumps disappear.
8. Divide mixture onto 2 cookie sheets, spreading out evenly.
9. Place in oven on 2 separate racks. Bake 20 minutes.
10. Take out top rack of granola, close oven and stir around completely bringing granola from edges and corners into center. Spread out evenly again.
11. Take out bottom rack of granola and place the already stirred cookie sheet on the bottom rack. Close oven.
12. Stir 2nd sheet of granola as described above and place on the top rack.
13. Bake 20 more minutes.
14. Repeat stirring process.
15. Bake another 20 minutes for a total of 60 minutes.
16. Return granola to large bowl.
17. Add any other ingredients as desired.
18. Stir occasionally until granola is completely cool.
19. Store in an airtight container.


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