Maple Granola

By norsegal8

And you thought store-bought granola was tasty? Wait'll you try your own fresh, homemade version!

Ingredients

• 7 cups rolled oats, uncooked
• 1 cup toasted coconut
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup almonds, sliced or broken up
• 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped or broken up
• 1 cup sunflower seeds, raw or toasted
• 1/2 cup Baker's Special Dry Milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins
• additional dried fruit/nuts as desired

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the oats, coconut, wheat germ, nuts, seeds, and milk powder. Mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the salt, oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. Pour over dry mixture in bowl, stirring and tossing till everything is very well combined.

Spread granola on a couple of large, lightly greased baking sheets. Bake in a preheated 250°F oven for 2 hours, tossing and stirring mixture every 15 minutes or so. Remove pans from oven and cool completely. Transfer granola to a large bowl, and mix in raisins and additional dried fruit, as desired.