Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup roughly chopped raw cashews or macadamia nuts
- 1 c raw slivered almonds
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
- 3/4 cup raw pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
- 1/2 c toasted wheat germ
- 1/3 c dark brown sugar
- 1/2 c maple syrup ( B grade is fine)
- 1 t kosher or fine sea salt
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/2 c canola oil
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup diced dried apricots
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East Coast /West Coast Granola
Time: 10 minutes prep, 75 minutes cook
Servings: 10
Directions
- Mix oats ,nuts , pepitas ,wheat germ and brown sugar in a large bowl. set aside. mix maple syrup oil salt and cinnamon in large measuring cup and pour over dry ingredients and stir until evenly coated. Line two rimmed cookie sheets with parchment and divide oat mixture between them Bake at 225 degrees for 1 hour and 15 min ,stirring and rotating pans so everything toasts evenly. Let cook in pans on rack , when cook add dried cranberries and apricots and stir until evenly distributed. Pack in airtight container
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Summary
I grew up on the west coast, lived most of my adult life in Hawaii and now live on the east coast . This granola takes my favorite flavors from each place and puts them all together. It's pretty to look and tasty too .
