Mom's Simple Granola

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1/2-1 cup sliced almonds (or any nut of choice)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or almond extract or a combination of both)
• chocolate chips (optional)
• dried cranberries (optional)
• raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix first seven ingredients in a large bowl. set aside.
• 3 in a glass measuring cup or bowl, microwave honey, oil and vanilla extract for one minute.
• 4 pour honey mixture over dry ingredients.
• 5 stir until mixture is well coated.
• 6 spread into a lightly grease cookie sheet.
• 7 bake for 8 minutes.
• 8 stir granola and spread out again.
• 9 bake an additional 6-7 minutes.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 break up granola and add desired "extras" (chocolate, dried fruit).
• 12 enjoy!