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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 Cups Old Fashion Oatmeal
• 5 cups of rolled mixed oats (I used Trader Joe’s Rolled Oats, I ran out of Old Fashion Oats, and I had to dig into my other stash of oatmeal)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 tbsp of chia seeds
• 1 tbsp of ground flax
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 Tbsp. of ground cinnamon
• Wet Ingredients:
• 4 tbsp brown rice syrup
• 1 tbsp agave nectar or Maple Syrup
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp applesauce, unsweetened
• 3 tbsp peanut butter
• 1/4 cup un packed brown sugar
• Add Ins:
• 1/4 cup of dried cranberries
• 1/4 dried apricots (diced up)
• 1/4 dried pineapple (diced up) (My favorite)
• Note: Nuts can be used to, slivered almonds are great in this recipe! Thats whats cool about granola, you can use any kind of dried fruits and nuts you like.