The Best Homemade Granola

Ingredients

• 10 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 pound coconut, shredded
• 2 cups sunflower seeds, raw
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 3 cups nuts, of your choice, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, raw or brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• raisins and dried fruit, optional, to taste