Homemade Granola

Ingredients:

• 3 C Oats (regular, not quick cooking)
• 1 C coconut chips
• 6 Tbsp ground Flax Seeds
• ¼ C Chia Seeds
• 1 tsp Salt
• ½ tsp ground Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground Cardamom
• ¼ tsp freshly ground Nutmeg
• ¼ Maple Syrup
• ¼ C Brown Sugar
• 2 Tbsp Honey
• ¼ C Coconut Oil, melted
• 1 Egg White

Directions:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 300ºF and line a jelly roll pan or small, edged cookie pan with parchment paper.
• 2. Combine the oats, coconut chips, flax seeds, chia seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl and mix until all the dry ingredients are evenly distributed.
• 3. In a separate bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the maple syrup, brown sugar and honey. Pour the sweeteners and the coconut oil into the dry ingredients and stir until all the dry ingredients have been coated.
• 4. Stir in the dried cranberries.
• 5. Whisk the egg white until it is light and foamy, then mix it into the rest of the ingredients.
• 6. Spread the granola mixture out in the jelly roll pan, patting it down to for one even layer. Bake in the 300ºF oven for 60 to 75 minutes, checking to make sure that the granola toasts, but doesn’t burn as you get close to the end.
• 7. Let the pan sit out for several hours or overnight to cool completely and let the granola set up. The break into pieces and store in an airtight container.