Breakfast Granola

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup chopped almonds

1 cup sunflower seeds

1 cup pumpkin seeds

¾ cups Safflower or soy oil

½ cup honey or maple syrup

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 to 2 cups chopped dried fruit (e.g. papaya, pineapple, cranberries)

Mix oats, nuts and seeds in a large bowl.  Set aside

Heat oil, honey or syrup, cinnamon, salt and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until ingredients are well-blended and very warm.  Pour mixture over the oats, nuts and seeds and stir.  Bake on a jelly roll or lasagna pan in a 325ºF oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 5-7 minutes.  Let cool in pan.  Toss with dried fruit and store in an airtight container.  Will keep for up to 1 month.

For breakfast:  Depending on appetite, place ½ to 1 cup of granola in a bowl.  To this add:

1 tbsp flax oil

1 tbsp ground Silybum seeds

1 tbsp organic oat bran

1 tsp Lecithin granules

Fresh berries, banana or other fruit on top

Eat with milk, soy or rice milk, or yogurt.

Enjoy!