Maple Walnut Granola

Ingredients

• 5 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 3/4 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup skim milk powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup light syrup
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Chop walnuts. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl with wooden spoon. Add oil, syrup and maple flavoring. Mix together thoroughly using the back of a spoon. Distribute the mixture evenly onto 3 cookie sheets. Place in the oven and bake or 45-60 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. I often stir mine only once so I get big chunks in my granola. Once you take the granola out of the oven, cool completely before eating or storing in an airtight container.