Almond-flax Granola

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raw wheat germ
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup flax seed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup safflower oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven for 300 degrees. line two cookie sheets with pieces of parchment paper and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together the apple juice, molasses, safflower oil, vanilla and almond extract.
• 4 pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir will to thoroughly moisten the dry ingredients.
• 5 transfer granola mixture to prepared cookie sheets, evenly dividing it between two pans, and spreading it out to form a single layer.
• 6 bake at 300 degrees for 60 minutes or until dry. make sure to stir the mixture and re-spread it out every 20 minutes. if stored in an airtight container, granola can stay good 4-6 weeks.