{Recipe} Homemade Granola - Bear Naked Protein Copycat

We like our granola around here and our favorite has been Bear Naked Protein granola but it's gotten harder to find at the stores where I shop, not to mention expensive ($4/12oz bag).

I set out on a quest to recreate it at home.

Of course there's no recipe on the back of the bag but I took the ingredient list and made my own version with  this basic granola recipe.

Bear Naked Protein Granola Copycat

Ingredients:

4 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup crispy rice cereal

1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

1/2 cup maple syrup

2 TBS canola oil*

2 TBS ground flax seed meal

1/4-1/2 tsp Kosher salt(depending on how salty you like it)

1 TBS cinnamon

1 cup dried cranberries (or other dried fruit)**

Heat oven to 350F. On a rimmed baking sheet toss the oats, cereal, sunflower seeds and flax meal with the maple syrup, oil and cinnamon.  Bake 25-30 minutes, tossing once (I toss a few times) until golden brown and crispy.

Remove from oven and add dried fruit. 

Stir to combine and let cool.

Store cooled granola in an airtight container.

I usually double the recipe and use two baking sheets.  

I think it's better than the original and it's around .50/cup vs $2.66/cup!

Notes:

*Since finding out that canola oil is a GMO vegetable oil and partially hydrogenated=no bueno, I'm going to try using melted coconut oil next time (I'll keep you posted!).

**I've been using this mixture  from Costco instead of the dried cranberries. Yum!
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