Peanut Butter Granola

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats (uncooked)
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons apple juice
• 2 tablespoons unsulphured molasses
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup almonds, chopped

Recipe

• 1 position the racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven; preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 mix the oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, powdered nonfat dry milk, and cinnamon in a large bowl and set aside.
• 3 whisk the brown sugar, apple juice, molasses, and honey in a medium saucepan until the sugar dissolves.
• 4 whisk in the peanut butter until creamy.
• 5 pour the mixture over the dry ingredients and toss well with a wooden spoon. this takes quite a while because the mixture is a bit stiff and there's no added oil.
• 6 spread the granola onto two large, lipped baking sheets over parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes, stirring twice at seven minute intervals.
• 7 stir in the nuts and reverse the sheets top to bottom and back to front.
• 8 continue baking until dry, lightly browned, and very aromatic, about 25 more minutes, stirring often.
• 9 remove from the oven and place on wire racks for 5 minutes, and then stir 1/2 cup of raisins into the mixture on each sheet.
• 10 cool completely, about two hours.
• 11 transfer to covered bowl and store at room temperature for up to 1 month.