Perfect Gluten Free Granola for Me

Name: Perfect Gluten Free Granola for Me
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 118.29 ml almonds, chopped; 354.88 ml rolled oats, gluten free (I use Bob's Red Mill brand); 29.57 ml sesame seeds, raw; 59.14 ml sunflower seeds, raw; 1.23 ml sea salt; 59.14 ml sugar; 29.57 ml water; 29.58 ml peanut butter, natural; 59.16 ml margarine, dairy and soy free (I use soy-free Earth Balance); 14.79 ml vanilla; 118.29 ml raisins (optional)

Submitted by Jodi Consoli

"This may not be everyone's favorite style of granola, but I did a lot of experimenting to get a granola with good texture and flavor - and free of foods that my system can't tolerate: GLUTEN, DAIRY, AND SOY. I also have found a lot of granola recipes to be too sweet and too expensive to make with all of the honey they call for. So I have tried to avoide that with my recipe. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!"

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 2 cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

118.29 ml almonds, chopped
354.88 ml rolled oats, gluten free (I use Bob's Red Mill brand)
29.57 ml sesame seeds, raw
59.14 ml sunflower seeds, raw
1.23 ml sea salt
59.14 ml sugar
29.57 ml water
29.58 ml peanut butter, natural
59.16 ml margarine, dairy and soy free (I use soy-free Earth Balance)
14.79 ml vanilla
118.29 ml raisins (optional)

directions

DO NOT preheat oven!
Put almonds, rolled oats, sesame seed, sunflowerseeds, and salt in a mixing bowl.
In a small bowl, mix sugar, water, peanut butter, margerine, and vanilla.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
Spread on a stoneware cookie sheet, or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Put in a cold oven.
Turn oven on at 350* F.
Bake 15 minutes (do not double recipe, it will interfer with the baking time and consistancy of the granola).
Add raisins.
Stir and bake about 5 minute more, watching cafefully so as not to burn.
When it is golden brown, remove and cool.
Granola may seem too wet and sticky when you remove it from the oven, but it will get crunchy as it cools.
Enjoy with a milk substitue and fresh berries!