TRAIL MIX IDEA

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on July 3, 2009 at 2:21pm

hi, Wayne! I was thinking about trail mix, and Gerri here has a very popular "granola" that looks fantastic. Other members here have raved about it. I asked her to send me the recipe:

At 9:14am on July 3, 2009, Gerri said…
Hi Marie,

Here's the recipe. Happy Fourth!

Granola

(I eat with unsweetened almond milk, or without almond milk for a snack.)

1 cup flax seeds
1 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sliced almonds
3 ounces virgin coconut oil (or melted, unsalted butter)
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 TBS vanilla extract (or, you can use maple extract, or a combo)
3 packets of Splenda ( I use stevia)

In a large roasting pan, mix everything together. Toast in the oven at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes, stirring every 5 or 10 minutes. Keep an eye on this because it can burn easily, esp if you chop the nuts too fine.

I'd love to know what you think of it!

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Permalink Reply by WAYNE Z on July 6, 2009 at 12:51pm

sounds good, thanks. I like everything except for the cococut. What effect does coconut have on your BS?

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on July 6, 2009 at 5:43pm

if it's unsweetened, not too much (4 or so carbs?). I'm sure you could skip it. - I actually have not tried this, but Gerri is a good friend, and a lot of our members were commenting on this recipe.

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