Ingredients

  • 8 cups rolled oats
  • 1 12 cups wheat germ
  • 1 cup grated or shredded coconut
  • 13 cup cashews, raw, chopped
  • 13 cup almonds, raw, chopped
  • 13 cup pumpkin seeds, raw, chopped
  • 1 cup sesame seeds
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 34 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 teaspoons vanilla (real vanilla, please)
  • 1 14 cups corn oil (unrefined, if possible)
  • 1 cup raw honey

Method

  • Mix the dry ingredients together in one huge or two normal mixing bowls.
  • Mix the liquid ingredients in a separate bowl, stirring vigorously until they become well-blended.
  • Quickly, while still blended, stir the liquid into the dry ingredients until every morsel has been evenly moistened.
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Spread the completed mixture in a 1/2-inch layer on three heavy, ungreased cookie-sheets and slide into hot oven.
  • Allow 20 minutes basic cooking time with one turning-over of the cereal after first 10 minutes.
  • After the first 20 minutes, turn granola again and return to oven at 250 deg F rechecking at 10 minute intervals turning with every recheck until showing signs of browning throughout.
  • Cooking will continue after removing from oven.
  • Cool, crumble and store refrigerated in air-tight containers.