Truly Crunchy-Granola Type

Are you sick of spending $4 or $5 per pound of granola from your local bulk section?  Have you ever tried making your own?  It’s soo easy and you can fill it with whatever your heart (& your stomach) desires!  This granola is more like a template, so feel free to add or leave out whatever you’d like from this recipe.  This makes A LOT of granola, so you might want to make only half, but you’ll be set on breakfast for a while if you make it all at once.  Enjoy!

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Hemp Cherry Nut Granola:

  • 10 cup of oats
  • 1/2 c. coconut oil, melted
  • 3/4 c. maple syrup or agave nectar
  • 1-2 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup flax meal
  • 1/2 cup tart cherries
  • 1/2 roughly chopped shelled pistachios
  • 1/2 roughly chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup hemp seeds
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • zest of 2 oranges
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt

1)  Mix maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, flax meal together in a small bowl set aside.

2)  In a large bowl, mix oats, salt, coconut, fruit, nuts, seeds, cinnamon, and orange zest in a small bowl.

3)  Add liquid mixture from the small bowl to the large bowl of dry ingredients and mix until well-combined.

3)  Bake in batches, spreading each batch out evenly on a baking sheet.  Bake for about 25 minutes in a 300 deg F oven.

4)  Cool on baking sheet before transferring to containers.

5)  Enjoy and be thankful you won’t be ripped off by the granola in your local bulk section!

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