Granola

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 10 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 lb coconut, shredded
• 2 cups sunflower seeds, raw
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 3 cups nuts, chopped (combination of almonds, pecans, walnuts)
• 1 1/2 cups raw sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients in a very large bowl.
• 2 heat syrup ingredients in a large kettle until sugar dissolves-do not boil.
• 3 pour syrup over dry ingredients and stir well to coat.
• 4 spread mixture into 5 9x13 pans or cookie sheets with sides.
• 5 bake at 300 degrees f for 20-30 minutes, stirring several times.
• 6 can bake up to 15 minutes more for crunchier texture.
• 7 cool.
• 8 can add raisins or other dried fruit at this point.
• 9 great for cereal, on yogurt, or baked in a granola bar recipe.