Grain-Free Raw Coconut Granola
You can totally play with this recipe! This recipe yields around 22 cups of granola. You just want about 19 or 20 cups worth of your favorite seeds, nuts and flakes total, so measure out your desired ingredients.
22 1-cup servings
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Bake time (if you're making bars): 15-20 minutes
6 cups coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups raw honey (I reduced this and found they were plenty sweet and moist!)
1/4 cup Raw maple syrup and/or molasses (I used molasses)
1 cup coconut oil (can use olive oil)
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon Himalayan salt (can use sea salt if you like)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups pecan halves
2 cups almonds
1 1/2 cups walnuts
2 cups sunflower seeds (I used roasted/salted, and they added a nice salty flavor to the sweet!)
2 cups cashews (I used hazelnuts!)
1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds (forgot to put these in- but will for sure next time!!!!)
1/2 raw sesame seeds (I used hemp seeds and added more- they have quite a bit of protein in them!) :)
2 cups flax seeds (I omitted these)
Set aside 4 cups of the coconut flakes. Put all wet ingredients and spices into a pan. Warm over a very low heat and stir to blend the flavors. Do not use a high heat.
Chop the coconut flakes into the size of oats. Add the chopped coconut flakes to the liquid. Turn off heat.
Chop the nuts if you want to make a breakfast cereal substitute (or bars!). Add the wet portion to the remainder of your dry ingredients, and stir until it's well blended. Store in an air tight container. It will keep for weeks, if it lasts that long! :)
To make bars: follow all instructions above. Preheat oven to 425. Press mixture into a jelly roll pan (I used my large stoneware bar pan from Pampered Chef). Bake for 15-20 minutes or until firm and it holds together. I baked mine too long, and the bottoms got a little burned... Just keep an eye on it! :) Remove from oven and let cool. When cool, cut into bars (whatever size you like!), wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in a ziploc bag.
Enjoy! :)
Original recipe from http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/index.cfm/2011/2/2/grain-free-raw-coconut-granola
