Granola from Spent Grains

Last week I showed you how I dried spent grains from Engineer's brewing adventures.

But then what?

Once I had dried out some of the grains, they smelled very much like Grape-Nuts cereal.
Cereal.
Now that's something I could do with them.  

I made granola out of the grains and since it takes so long to bake, I didn't even dry them out first.
Even better.

I had a turkey in the oven on low for 8 hours and figured that while the oven was on, I might as well throw in the granola.

This recipe makes a TON of granola.  It might be fun to give as favors or a hostess gift.

Granola from Spent Grains

12c. Spent Grains, well-drained
4c. Old Fashioned Oats
1/2c. Flax Seed
4 Tbs. Cinnamon (more if you like it spicier)
2/3c. Coconut Oil
24oz. Honey
2 tsp. Vanilla
12-16oz. Dried Fruit

Preheat oven at 200F.
Mix the grains, oats, flax seeds, and cinnamon in a big bowl.
Bring coconut oil and honey to a boil then cut off heat.
Stir in the vanilla then pour the liquid ingredients over the solid ingredients and mix together.
Line a few sheet pans with parchment or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour the mixture into the pans and spread to about a 1" thickness.
Cook at 200F for 8 hours (overnight is the perfect time for this) and check to make sure it is fairly dry.
Mix in dried fruit.
Once cooled, keep in an airtight container.

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This is part of Full Plate Thursday, See Ya in the Gumbo, and SITS.