Easy Homemade Granola

Here is the old post from my old blog, republished by request, and so I can find it more easily.


THE BEST HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Preheat oven to 350.

(note:  in many recipes, you are told to whisk the wet ingredients before mixing with the dry, but I never do that, and it always works fine)

Throw all of this together into a bowl and then mix with your clean hands until everything is well coated:
4 cups rolled oats
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 cup honey (or half cup honey, half cup brown sugar)
6 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used melted butter once in a pinch and that worked too)
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sliced almonds
2 cups dried fruit mix (whatever you like)

For the dried fruit, I buy this mix at my grocery store that has everything I love:  dates, pineapple, coconut, papaya and banana chips.

All mixed together...

Spread it out on a cookie sheet (lined with parchment for easy clean up and even cooking), and bake at 350 degrees for about 12ish minutes.  When the top gets golden brown, take it out and stir it up, and then put it back in for another 5-6 minutes.  Let cool.  Package in an air-tight container.

I've tested it out, and the granola gets along very well with vanilla greek yogurt.  Enjoy!