Vegetarian

Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins is for Breakfast.

Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins takes 20 minutes to cook.

Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins are:

1/2 C chopped almonds
1/2 C cashews
2 C oats
1 C shredded coconut
1/4 C sunflower seeds
2 T sesame seeds
2 T golden flax (optional)
2 T chia seeds (optional)
1/4 C honey
2 T coconut oil
1/2 C dried cranberries or cherries, or any dried fruit that you want! blueberries would be good

Here is how you make Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins:

Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Toast the almonds and cashews first for 3 minutes, or until they start to color. Stir in the coconut and oats and toast for another 2 minutes. Add the sunflower seeds and the sesame seeds and continue toasting for 1 minute or until the mixture is golden brown. Off the heat stir in the flax, chia seeds, coconut oil and honey. Spread over a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes stirring every five minutes or so. Or until it's nice and toasty brown. Stir in the dried cherries.Note: this recipe is very easy to adapt. Add other nuts, fruit, maple syrup instead of honey. You could add cinnamon and nutmeg, or just make it how it is.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LNCTWM.

The nutritional information for Toasty, Nutty, Granola with Craisins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 283.4

• Total Fat: 15.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 57.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
• Protein: 5.6 g