Granola

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups oatmeal (either quick oats or old fashioned, they both work well)
• 1/3 cup coconut (may be ommitted)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins (may be ommitted)

Recipe

• 1 pour oatmeal into a glass microwaveable dish and cook for two minutes; stirring once. (yes microwave the oats! i'm not sure why, but this is how i learned to do it in my 7th grade home ec class and it has worked for me every time).
• 2 combine all other ingredients into a bowl.
• 3 add in oatmeal.
• 4 stir until well blended.
• 5 to finish, use either the microwave or oven. both methods are listed below --
• 6 microwave method: pour mixture into a glass dish and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 stir every minute.
• 8 cool on wax paper.
• 9 enjoy!
• 10 or --
• 11 oven method: pour mixture into a large cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 12 stir every 5 minutes.
• 13 add 1/2 cup of raisins.
• 14 cool on wax paper.
• 15 enjoy!