Delicious as a mix-in for yogurt or as an ice cream topper.
3 cups old fashioned oats
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup unsweetened flaked coconut
¼ cup green pumpkin seeds, hulled, salted
¼ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
½ cup chopped pecans
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
⅓ cup honey
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup raisins
½ cup dried berries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, mix oats, almonds, coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans, cinnamon and salt. In a small saucepan, heat butter, honey and vanilla together, stirring often. Pour contents of sauce pan over oats mixture and combine well. Spread granola evenly on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake for 21 minutes, stirring every 7 minutes. Granola will crisp more as it cools - cool completely. Stir in raisins and dried berries and store up to 1 week in an airtight container.
Recipe was submitted by Dawn I. from our "Cooking It Up with CNB" recipe contest.