Granola by Kris

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven 350 degrees F/ 177 degrees Celsius.
2. 2
   In a large bowl, mix oats, wheat germ, flax meal, coconut, cinnamon and salt.
3. 3
   In a microwavable container, combine honey, oil, sugar and molasses and microwave on high 1-2 minutes until hot, but not boiling.
4. 4
   Add vanilla to wet ingredients and stir well.
5. 5
   Add wet ingredients to oat mixture and stir until all the oat mix is moistened.
6. 6
   Add almonds and toss.
7. 7
   Pour evenly onto jellyroll pan lined with parchment paper.
8. 8
   Bake 25-30 minutes, stirring once at about 15 minutes (if it smells like it's starting to burn, remove immediately and it will likely still turn out tasty).
9. 9
   Remove from oven and immediately stir in raisins and/or dried fruit of your choice.
10. 10
    Occasionally stir in the cooling process and once cool, transfer to an airtight container.
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    If you like super chunky granola, let it cool without stirring and break up the cooled pieces.
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    *Vegan option: Use maple syrup in place of the honey.
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    Note: If you have a coffee grinder, it's a helpful tool to mill flax seeds into flax meal.