That's Grrrreat Granola!
- 6 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup wheat germ
- 34 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup almonds, chopped coarsely
- 1 12 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 12 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 12 cup corn oil or 12 cup canola oil
- 14 cup honey (I used orange blossom flavored honey)
- 14 cup brown sugar ("Sucanat") or 14 cup unbleached cane sugar ("Sucanat")
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (NOT imitation)
- 13 cup raisins
- 13 cup tart dried cherries
- 13 cup dried strawberries
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, walnuts or almonds, cinnamon and cardamom.
- In a heatproof glass bowl, microwave the oil, honey and brown sugar for 1 minute.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Stir oil/honey mixture into oatmeal mixture and combine well.
- (The mixture will not be very moist.
- ).
- Divide and spread the oatmeal mixture onto 2 baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes; check the granola periodically and stir to avoid burning.
- Bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until medium golden brown.
- Turn off heat and allow granola to cool in oven.
- Stir in the dried fruit.
- If necessary, add more cinnamon or cardamom, to taste.
- Store granola in airtight container and refrigerate.
rolled oats, germ, sunflower seeds, walnuts, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, corn oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, raisins, cherries, dried strawberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thats-grrrreat-granola-205689 (may not work)