Soaked Crockpot Granola

I walked into a very clean kitchen this morning and right away I felt inspired to do something so I got busy with starting a fresh batch of kombucha, a half gallon of raw milk yogurt, half gallon of raw milk kefir, 2 loaves of sourdough bread, and I even went on to make a crockpot of granola.

I haven't made this for a while because the last time I tried a soaked granola it was an epic failure!  I followed someones instructions to first soak in water and whey, then add the other ingredients and dehydrate everything.  Well, my family would not go near it because quite honestly it looked like dried vomit.  This is my first attempt at an idea that I had with just minimally soaking it first and I think it turned out quite well considering the limited ingredients in my pantry.  Perhaps this soaking method is not quite as thorough for breaking down the phytic acid but I have to believe that it is better than not soaking at all.

5 cups of organic rolled oats
1/4 cup organic flax seed
1/4 cup organic coconut oil
1/4 cup raw honey
1 cup whey
1 cup raisins

Put 5 cups of rolled oats into the crockpot (crockpot is not turned on) and 1 cup of whey, mix well to make sure that all of the oats are wet and let sit for about 8 hours. Then melt the coconut oil and then stir in the honey, once blended pour over the oats and stir to ensure that they are well blended. Turn on crockpot to high and use a chopstick or wooden spoon to leave a vent on the lid. Stir often so that the oats do not burn. Cook for 3 - 4 hours or until the oats are golden brown, then stir in 1 cup of raisins. Pour into a glass container with an airtight lid. Enjoy with milk or over yogurt or ice cream.