Tropical Granola With Seeds

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 cups oats (thick cut)
• 1/4 cup ground almonds or 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup raw sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds, shelled
• 1 cup raw sunflower seeds, shelled
• 1/4 cup flax seed
• 1 (2 cup) bag of shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup dried papaya (slice in small chunks)
• 1/2 cup dried pineapple rings (slice in small chunks)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup honey, plus
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300.
• 2 in a very large bowl mix together the first eight ingredients.
• 3 in another bowl mix together coconut and chopped up papaya and chopped up pineapple.
• 4 combine in a sauce pan olive oil, honey, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt.
• 5 heat on medium heat until all are dissolved and form a"syrup".
• 6 pour the"syrup" from the sauce pan into the very large bowl with the eight dry ingredients.
• 7 stir and smash together with a large spoon.
• 8 when all seems mixed and coated add the fruit mixture and stir some more.
• 9 divide mixture in half, put half into an ungreased 9x13 glass baking dish.
• 10 spread mixture evenly but do not pack into the pan tightly.
• 11 if you have two 9x13 pans they will both fit in the oven at once, saving on baking time.
• 12 bake at 300 for 35 minutes, then turn up oven to 325 and continue to bake for another 15 minutes.
• 13 stir the mixture once just a little when it comes out, do not break up clumps.
• 14 allow to cool completely before removing from pan.
• 15 store your now cool, dry, and toasted granola in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
• 16 serve with milk as you would cereal or eat the clumps for snacks and stir smaller pieces into yogurt.