Crispy Granola

This granola is delish and sooo easy to make! I love it because when you eat it, you do not get a side order of chipped teeth to go with it.  It is just crisped to perfection!  Sound good?  You want some?  Well make some for yourself because I am gonna eat all mine.

What you need:
5/8 cup pure maple syrup (Yes I use this a lot)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 tsp salt
3 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup dried blueberries (Or any dried berries of your choice)
1/4 cup raisins

Now to put it together:

-Preheat your oven to 255 degrees.  Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or tin foil that is lightly greased.

-In a small bowl, mix up the maple syrup, olive oil, and salt. In a larger bowl, mix all other ingredients but set aside 1/4 cup of the cashews.

- Place the cashews (You know, the ones you just set aside.) in a food processor, blender, or coffee bean grinder.  Grind them all up so they are the consistency of a rough flour, and then throw those in the bowl with all your other nuts and stuff. (Why? Because once the syrup mixture gets in there, it will turn those ground up cashews into the yummiest little crispy clusters ever!)

- Pour the oil/syrup mixture over the nut mixture and mix it all up. 

- Spread it all out on the two cookie sheets and pop them in the oven for 30 minutes.  Half way through, move the granola around to make sure that it cooks evenly. 

Note: Most granola recipes call for you to cook for an hour or more, but like I said before, I prefer my granola without a side order of chipped teeth. If you like the dental expenses, then by all means, cook it longer.

Let your granola cool for about 30 minutes and then transfer it into some airtight containers.  I like to put some in a bowl with a little almond or coconut milk on top and eat it like cereal.  

Enjoy!

<3 Ashlyn