Coconut Almond Granola

from ButterYum

makes 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats

  • 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds

  • 7 ounces flaked coconut

  • 1/3 cup shelled sunflower seeds

  • 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup

  • 6 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup neutrally flavored oil (canola, safflower, grapeseed, etc)

  • 2 tablespoons warm water

  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt

  • 1 cup raisins, craisins, dried cherries, or other dried fruit (make sure they taste good)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250F and spray a large baking dish with nonstick spray.

  2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, coconut, and sunflower seeds; set aside. Note: if your dried fruit is very plump, you can add it now, otherwise wait until step 5.

  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, dark brown sugar, oil, water, vanilla, and salt; pour over oat mixture and stir well until completely coated.

  4. Pour mix into prepared baking dish and bake in the center of the preheated oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes.

  5. Remove from oven; stir in the raisins and allow to cool completely before transferring to an airtight container for up to a month. Recipe may be doubled.