Maple Nut Granola

Ingredients

wet

• 1 apple chopped
• 1 cup chia seed
• 1 cup flax seed
• 6 large dates
• 1 1/4 cup maple syrup (you may use a different liquid sweetener of choice)
• 1 ½ Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups water

dry

• ¼ cup sunflower seeds (soaked and drained)
• 2 cups almonds (soaked and drained)
• 3 cups pecans (soaked and drained)
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds (soaked and drained)

*you may use other nut and seed combinations just maintain a similar ratio of nut/seed to wet ingredient mixture*

added separately

• 1 cup dried fruit (goji berry, mulberry, cranberry etc.)

Directions

Combine wet ingredients and blend until smooth.  Place into large bowl.

Combine nuts and seeds in food processor and pulse to chop coarsely or chop by hand.

Fold chopped nuts and seeds into wet mixture and stir until evenly coated.

Add dried fruit.

Spread on dehydrator tray and dehydrate at 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours. At this point break up granola by hand or crumble into processor and pulse a few times. 

Place back in dehydrator until desired texture/crispness is obtained.