Paleo granola

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This is an easy one. Also easy to O.D. on, so I won’t make this one very often. It was hard to not eat this by the handful, and I really don’t need handfuls of nuts on a regular basis. But here it is, courtesy of an FB friend from grade school.
1 c almonds (slivered, though I just chopped raw almonds I already had in the kitchen)
3/4 c chopped pecans
1 c pumpkin seeds
1/2 c unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 c raisins
1-2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp agave syrup
1 tbsp maple syrup

Preheat oven to 325. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine nuts and seeds (mix and match depending on what you have or like).
Heat and melt coconut oil. Add sweeteners, mix well.
Drizzle oil/sweeteners over the nuts and mix well until thoroughly coated.
Spread out over parchment
Bake for 20 or so minutes, stirring throughout. Cool and enjoy.

It’s very easy to go from done to burnt, like seconds. Like when you’re toasting nuts on the stove, by the time you can smell the aroma of the nuts it’s too late, they’ve probably begun to burn. I did check and stir every 5-6 minutes, just got distracted by life, so it goes.
Next time I think I’ll add the raisins in after they come out of the oven, or perhaps halfway through the baking process. They were a little too hard and chewy for my taste.
I stored this in Ziploc bags for well over a week. There was a slight burnt taste thanks to my oversight but definitely still worth eating. I’ll know better next time, but as I mentioned at the top, it’s too tempting to overeat this stuff, I don’t think I’ll be making it often.

For anyone keeping score, while I’m posting this during the nutrition challenge, I made and finished this last month, so I didn’t lose point with the agave, okay?

**UPDATE** I did this one again with the tweaks above, and a few more … Used just 1 tbsp of coconut oil and 2 tbsp of raw honey. It wasn’t as clumpy, but also wasn’t as oily, which I preferred. I added raisins 10 minutes in, and took out to cool five minutes after the raisins went in (so a total 15 minutes)

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Very happy with these edits. Fun, easy, way too addictive.

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