Granola Di Alba

           Words can not even describe how delicious granola is. It has the ever perfect essence of crunch, chew, and sweetness that fills your heart with great warmth. I had been looking for that "perfect" granola recipe for days and nothing seemed to jump out of a blog through my screen. So I decided to just wing it. Not always a good approach, but one worth trying. Let me just say, I am more then 110% grateful I went with my gut instinct on this because it turned out like a charm! Enjoy this little delight on top of yogurt, ice cream, non-dairy milk, oatmeal, smoothies and whatever else you can come up with!

Granola Di Alba

1 1/4 cup puffed millet

1 1/4 cup roasted buckwheat

1 1/2 cup kamut flakes

1 cup sliced raw almonds

3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts

1/4 cup golden flax seeds

1/2 cup pure maple syrup*

1/2 cup brown rice syrup 

3/4 cup chopped dried apricots

3/4 cup dried pears

1/2 cup dried currants

1/4-1/2 dried ginger

1/4-1/2 sea salt

Preheat your oven to 350 F
Mix the grains, nuts, flavorings and syrups all together. 
Lie across a lightly greased baking sheet or on top of parchment paper ( just beware you might be peeling it off like I had to ha)
Bake for 10 minutes and stir. Bake for another 10 minutes and stir once again. This time add all of your chopped dried fruits. Place back in the oven roughly for another three minutes. 
Let cool and break apart. 
Oh, and of course. Enjoy : )

*If you want a sweeter version add more maple syrup and less brown rice to equal a half a cup. Over all you should have four cups of grains, two cups of nuts, one cup of syrup and two cups of fruit. Try your own variation next time following these simple guidelines!*

* Try a gluten free version by swapping kamut flakes with quinoa flakes, buckwheat flakes, or G.F. oats*