Granola

A "go-to"granola recipe.  Easy, quick and can be fiddled with to make it exactly perfect for you.  Feel free to play with the nuts, spices and dry fruit additions.  Adding different seeds and grains is also an option!  But here is the base.  Delicious, I promise:  

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees & place rack on a middle shelf.

Mix  together Dry Ingredients in a large bowl….

• 4 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (I like a mixture of almonds, cashews, and sunflower seeds)

Melt together in small saucepan until just combined ….

• 2 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1/2  tsp nutmeg
• 1 TBS salt
• ¼ cup each: butter, olive oil, honey, maple suyup & brown sugar
• 1 TBS vanilla extract

Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until all dry ingredients are coated.  Spread evenly on to a nonstick cookie sheet & bake for 30 minutes or until just browned.

Cool completely.  Break apart and add one-cup dried fruit of your choice (figs, dates, mango, raisens, crasins, apples…). 

Enjoy!