SPICED CARROT GRANOLA

This makes a wonderful breakfast or snack and is an excellent way to sneak in some vegetables for the kids. Serve over yogurt or with warmed milk.

Preheat oven to 300.

Add to a large mixing bowl: oats, millet, carrot, beets, nuts, spices, and set aside.

In a small saucepan, warm the butter, maple syrup, and vanilla.

Pour butter mixture over the oat mixture and combine well.

Spread mixture onto lined cookie sheet and bake at 300 for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven. Sprinkle raisins, hemp seed, coconut and gently press into mixture.

Return to the oven for 5 more minutes.

Cool and store in a jar up to one week.

2 cups oats

1/2 cup millet

1/2 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup grated beets

3/4 cup nuts (almond, cashew, pistachio, whatevs)

1/2 tsp cardamom

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 dry ginger

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup shredded coconut

1/4 hemp seed

5 tbsp maple syrup

3 tbsp butter

1 tsp pure vanilla extract