Grain - Free Granola

This granola is delicious!  It tastes like you're eating real granola only better.  We like to have it with coconut milk and some extra cinnamon sprinkled on top.  This recipe is from my new favorite cookbook, The Paleo Recipe Book (which you can buy here http://paleorecipebook.com/?hop=yilmaz1453).  I've made a few adjustments to the recipe and we love it.  This recipe might seem overwhelming because of all the wait time, but actual prep is minimal.  Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.  The biggest challenge is not eating it all in one day!  Enjoy!

Ingredients
6 Cups assorted nuts and seeds of your choice (I use pecans, macadamias, cashews, almonds, walnuts, pepitas)
1 Tbsp of salt
1 Cup pitted dates
1 Cup shredded (unsweetened) coconut
1 Cup raisins
1 Tbsp cinnamon (more or less to taste)

• Place nuts in a bowl and cover with warm water.  Add salt.
• Let nuts soak overnight*
• Drain nuts and spread onto a cookie sheet
• Bake in 110 degree oven for 10-12 hours (if your oven doesn't go that low, set it to the lowest temperature and keep the door cracked.  Or you can use a dehydrator if you have one.)
• After the nuts have dehydrated, take them out of the oven and allow to cool.
• Place dates in food processor and process until finely chopped.  
• Add the coconut and pulse a few times until it's the desired size
• Empty dates and coconut into bowl
• Place nuts in food processor and pulse until desired size and texture is achieved 
• Combine nuts with dates, coconut, raisins and cinnamon
• Store in an airtight container (I'm not sure how long it will keep for because it has never lasted more than 3 days in our house.  I actually made a double batch this time so it will last a little longer)

*I prefer to soak the nuts all day and cook them all night.  That way, you can throw it all together in the morning and have a great breakfast.