Homemade Granola Recipe (VEGAN + Gluten-free)

Name: Homemade Granola Recipe (VEGAN + Gluten-free)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups organic rolled oats- quick or thick, or gluten-free; 1 ½ cups raw nuts (almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios); 1 cup pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds (a combo of both is nice); 1 cup flaked coconut (optional) -unsweetened, big flakes! not grated; 1/4- 1/2 cup mix of seeds- chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds and poppy seeds (all optional); 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon cardamom or nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup coconut oil – melted or sub olive oil; ⅓ cup maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon orange zest- optional; ——–; 1 cup dried fruit- (optional) cherries, craisins, figs, chopped mango, currants, chopped apricots, or raisins