GRANOLA WITH VARIATIONS

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This is always in my house. My family loves this recipe with or without milk. This is really good with yogurt too!

Provided by yogamom

Categories     Breakfast

Time 55m

Yield 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 cups old fashioned oats (not quick cooking)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts (your choice I like pecans and almonds)
1/3 cup canola oil (not olive oil)
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I really like almond) or 1 teaspoon almond extract (I really like almond)
1/2-1 cup dried fruit, of your choice (I sometimes leave the fruit out)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Mix oats, sugar, salt, nuts and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  • Heat honey and oil over med low heat until warm.
  • Remove from heat and add extract.
  • Pour over oats and mix to coat.
  • Pour onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 40 miutes stirring halfway through- be sure not to over cook, granola will crisp while cooling.
  • Add dried fruit.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 624.2, Fat 24.9, SaturatedFat 2.9, Sodium 475.8, Carbohydrate 90.7, Fiber 10.3, Sugar 30.4, Protein 15

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