Candle Cafe Granola

Candle Cafe Granola

This is another great recipe shared by our daughter Barbara.  It is from the famous restaurant, Candle Cafe in Colorado.    The granola is not only nutritious, it is delicious.

Ingredients:

1 cup steel cut oats

1/2 cup regular rolled oats

1/4 cup slivered almonds

3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup safflower or coconut oil

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Optional ingredients: 1/4 cup wheat germ or 1/4 cup flax seed

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

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Combine the steel cut oats and rolled oats, the almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, maple syrup, oil, vanilla and salt.  Spread out on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until golden.  Remove from oven and let to cool.   

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Transfer to a bowl when cool and add raisins and coconut.  Any variety of dried fruit or chocolate chips can also work.  The recipe is very versatile.  Keep in an airtight container up to four weeks.  It will become a pantry staple.