High Fiber Organic Granola

Nancy Olah

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course: Breakfast

3 cups organic old fashioned rolled oats Bob’s Red Mill is my preferred brand
½ cup organic unsweetened coconut chips
1 cup sprouted organic pumpkin seeds either with or without sea salt, at your option
½ cup raw organic sunflower seeds
1 cup shelled organic dry roasted pistachios chop lightly, if desired
¼ cup organic oat bran or wheat bran raw or toasted
½ - 1 teaspoon organic cinnamon optional
½ - 1 teaspoon sea salt optional
¼ cup raw or toasted organic wheat germ optional
¼ cup organic flax seeds optional
½ cup organic extra virgin olive oil
½ cup organic maple syrup or organic blue agave syrup
1 T. organic pure vanilla extract
½ cup organic unsweetened coconut chips added after 15 minutes of cooking
2/3 cup dried cherries
2/3 cup organic dried cranberries

Heat oven to 300°F.
Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, along with any or all of the optional ingredients that you may wish to include.
Heat the olive oil and the maple syrup (or agave syrup) in a small sauce pan until warm and combined. Off heat, stir in the vanilla extract.
Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well.
Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper, non-stick aluminum foil, or a silicone mat. Divide the granola mixture and spread evenly over both lined baking sheets.
Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the sheet pans and stir the granola to make sure it is evenly baking. Add the remaining ½ cup of unsweetened coconut chips and mix in well. (Putting half of the coconut chips mid-way is the key to having them come out perfectly toasted.)
Turn down the oven to 275°F and bake for about 10-12 more minutes until the granola is golden brown and dry. Remove from oven and put on rack or trivets to cool.
Put the dried cherries and dried cranberries on top of the still warm granola to help them soften and plump for about five minutes and then stir them in.
Let the granola continue to cool to room temperature before transferring to glass jars or a storage container.