Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Granola

4 cups oats
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 Tbs. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt (I cut this down to 1/2 tsp. and couldn't tell a difference)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
2 Tbs. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Dried fruit (optional)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine oats, coconut, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; stir well.  Stir honey, oil, milk, vanilla in a small saucepan over low heat until mixture fizzes around edges. Pour over oat mixture and stir well.  Spread onto greased baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes or until light brown, stirring often. Cool for 1 1/2 hours. Add dried fruit at this time. Makes 8 cups.  Store in an airtight container.