May daughter went to Camp Kaisen this summer, in Lyndonville, Vermont. had a great time, lost some weight, got some great excersize and did really well.. and.. came home with some great recipes.. Here is one.
Ingredients:
7 cups rolled oats, uncooked
1 cup unsweetened coconut
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup almonds, sliced or broken up
1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped or broken up
1 cup sunflower seads, raw or toasted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup maple syrup (real not the fake stuff)
t tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 250F
In a very large bowl, combine the oats, coconut, wheat germ, nuts and seeds. Mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, salt, maple syrup and vanilla. Pour over the dry mixture in the bowl, stiring and tossing till everything is very well combined.
Spread granola on a couple of large, lightly greased baking sheets (this makes two 1/2 sheet pans). Bake for about 90 minutes, stirring the mixture with a heatproof spatula every 15min or so. You want to bring the granola at the edge in towards the middle, so it all browns evenly. And reverse the baking sheets in the oven (top to bottom, bottom to top) each time you stir. When the granola is light to medium golden brown, remove it from the oven and cool completely on the pans. Transfer the granola to a large bowl and mix in the dried fruit.
Store in a tightly closed container at room temperature: Freeze for extended storage
Yield: about 18 cups.
takes time but well worth it. I put some in a bowl with vanilla yogurt and it's great. My daughter takes it in small bags to school.
