Granola Just Too Good!

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4-1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4-1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4-1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 1/2-3 teaspoons cinnamon, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1/4 cup natural bran
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds or 1/4 cup pecans or 1/4 cup cashews or 1/4 cup peanuts or 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup chopped dried apricot

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300â°f grease 3 large baking sheets with rims.
• 2 in a microwave proof dish mix first 8 ingredients and cook 1 minute till sugar id dissolved. take note to use more of the sugar and oil if you want a sweeter, stickier mix or less for a low calorie mix.
• 3 do not boil.
• 4 mix the remaining ingredients except the raisins, cranberries and apricots.
• 5 pour syrup over the oat mixture.
• 6 stir with a wooden spoon until syrup coats all ingredients.
• 7 spread granola thinly and evenly on baking sheets and bake about 15-20 min, or until lightly browned.
• 8 spoon into a large bowl, add dried fruit and mix thoroughly. cool.
• 9 store in a tightly covered container and keep in a cool dry place.
• 10 enjoy without guilt!