Granola

Last night I made granola for this morning. There is nothing like yogurt, fresh berries and homemade granola. All of my kidos liked it, which is always a big accomplishment. Granola is very easy to make and you can freeze it so it will stay fresh. Here are a few of my recipes.

Best Granola
INGREDIENTS:
1 Box Zoom Hot Cereal
8 C. Old Fashion Oats
2 C. Brown sugar
2 tsp. Salt
Mix all together in a large bowl.
Mix together in a separate bowl:
1 ¼ C. Oil
1 ¼ C. Water
5 tsp. Vanilla
Pour over oat mixture. Place on two large cookie sheets. Bake for 2 hrs at 250. Stir every ½ hour and rotate baking racks. Note: For this recipe you can substitute honey for the brown sugar. However, add the honey with the wet ingredients before mixing with the oat mixture.
After baking add slivered almonds, craisins, raisins or what ever other creation you can come up with!

Homemade Granola
INGREDIENTS FOR 4 POUNDS:
7 C. Rolled Oats
2 C. Almonds
1 C. Sesame Seeds
2/3 C. Canola Oil
2/3 C. Brown Sugar
½ C. Maple Syrup
¼ -1/3 C. Honey
¼ C. Shelled Sunflower Seeds
¼ C. pumpkin Seeds
2 tsp. Sea Salt
4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 C. Dried Fruit and/or 1 C. Coconut Flakes (Optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all dry ingredients in large bowl. In a saucepan combine sugars, honey, salt, oil, and vanilla extract. Cook until sugar and salt are melted. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Heat oven to 375. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Pour onto baking sheets and spread until evenly distributed. Depending on the level of tastiness, bake for 20 to 35 minutes or up to 40 minutes; checking often until you achieve the color that you want. Stir once or twice and rotate positions. If adding fruit, add when it comes out of the oven or during the last 5 minutes. Let cool completely. Serve over yogurt and fresh berries or fruit.