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Gino's Granola is for Breakfast.

Gino's Granola takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Gino's Granola takes 20 minutes to cook.

Gino's Granola makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Gino's Granola are:

5 cups rolled oats (old fashioned oats)
.5 cup wheat bran
.5 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup walnuts chopped
1/3 cup pecans chopped
1/3 cup almonds chopped
1/4 cup macadamia nuts chopped
1/3 cup macadamia nut oil (or Canola Oil)
.5 cup maple syrup
.5 cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla
1.5 cups dried apples chopped
.5 cups regular raisins
.5 cups dried blueberries
.25 cup dates (optional) chopped

Here is how you make Gino's Granola:

1. Mix dry ingredients oats, bran, sunflower seeds, and all nuts. 2. Simmer oil, syrup, and honey (to thin). Remove from heat and add vanilla. 3. Pour over oats, bran, sunflower seeds, and nuts. Mix well and spread on cookie sheet. 4. Bake for 19-21 min at 325 degrees, stirring twice (Every 7 minutes stir to make sure the granola on the bottom of the pan doesn’t get crisp or cooked longer than the rest). If you bake on a silpat, you do not need to turn it. Cook for 19-21 minutes.5. Take out of oven and mix in desired other ingredients (dried apples, raisins, etc). I also make sure to take it OFF the cookie sheets as soon as I take it out of the oven so it doesn’t get too crispy. 6. Cool and store in airtight container. Approximate cost per batch is $6.50.7. While I only list the dates as “optional”, in many ways, almost all of the ingredients are optional. Mix different nuts (or quantities) to your taste. You can also just use one type of raisin if you like. Chop nuts and cut dried apples to the size you like – experiment with this recipe – I’ve learned that you can vary it each time for a little different taste as well.Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CYCLINGCHIC.

The nutritional information for Gino's Granola is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 292.5

• Total Fat: 10.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 7.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 7.3 g