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Homemade Granola

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups Oatmeal
  • ½ cup Brown sugar
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup powdered milk
  • ¾ cup wheat germ
  • 2 cups pecans (or almonds) | chopped
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup honey
  • 1½ tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs water
  • 1 cup chopped, dry dates, cranberries or raisins

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300°
  2. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Do not add dried fruit until after baking.
  3. Stir together all liquid ingredients in a separate bowl
  4. Combine ingredients thoroughly, then spread on 2 large cookie sheets lined with parchment paper
  5. Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes, STIR every 10 minutes.
    Watch closely at end of baking because it browns quickly and you don't want it to burn.
  6. Cool on cookie sheets. Break into smaller pieces.
    Add desired dried fruit.
  7. Store in air tight container after cooling.