Granola Crisp Cereal

I'm always looking for snacks that I can take with me on the road that are healthy and easy to travel with!! This is a winner!! Also, you can make this in big batches and keep in the fridge... It's a handy snack or great breakfast!! I love the fact that its filled with coconut oil... always looking for ways to get coconut oil in my body! So filling, so good, perfect snack, perfect breakfast... what else can I say besides IT TASTES GREAT AND GREAT FOR YOU!!

2 cup raw pecans, halves
1 cup raw walnuts, halves & pieces
1 1/2 cup raw almonds, sliced
1 cup raw cashews, pieces
3/4 cup flax meal
1/2 cup vanilla protein powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup swerve (OR your choice of sweetener)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup almond butter (No added Sugar)


Preheat oven 300 / Servings 6-8
~ In a large bowl add pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews, flaxmeal, protein powder, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. stir together
~ In a small sauce pan over medium-low heat, melt coconut oil, swerve, salt, and almond butter, until all is smooth.
~ Poor sauce over nuts and stir with spatula until all is mixed evenly
~ Spray large baking sheet (with rims) and spread mixture out evenly.
~ Bake for 20 minutes
~ When finished let sit in fridge for 20 minutes before crumbling.

 **(Optional, before making granola) Soak nuts for 7-24 hrs & dry in oven.
Benefits:

• Clean
• remove or reduce phytic acid
• Increase the amount of vitamins, especially B vitamines
  
• prevent many health conditions
• Proteins are partially broken down for better absorption in the body 
• Many other benefits...

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