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granola day

Posted by Erika in rad*kitchen

Is it any wonder that I love granola?  As evidenced by the following photo, I was raised by hippies…full-on granola making, bread-baking, garden-growing hippies. 

But when the 70’s turned into the 80’s, the homemade granola was replaced by muffins and croissants, and until very recently I had not had any inclination whatsoever to eat it, nevermind make it.  But one breakfast parfait about 3 weeks ago changed all that.  Since then it’s been a blur of oats, almonds and honey….and somehow, it’s even better than I remembered.  Here’s today’s version:

Hippie Mix

6 cups rolled oats

1½ cups sliced almonds

1 1/3 cups raw pumpkin seeds

1 teaspoon salt

1½ cup oil

½ cup raw honey

¼ cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons raw sugar

1/3 cup light coconut milk

1 tablespoon coconut extract

1 1/2 cups dried cranberries

Combine all ingredients except dried cranberries and spread evenly on baking sheet.  Bake at 275 for 1 hour to  1 hour, 15 minutes, mixing every 20 minutes or so to ensure even browning.  Once golden, remove from oven and cool thoroughly.  Add dried cranberries and store in airtight container.