Em-Spice’s Homemade Granola

Homemade Granola
Em-Spice’s Homemade Granola
You will shun store-bought granola forever after making your own.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients
4 cups old fashioned oats
1 ½ cups sliced almonds/pecans
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups raisins/dried cranberries

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, nuts, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
  3. In a saucepan, warm the oil and honey. Stir in vanilla. Pour the liquid over oat mixture.
  4. Stir gently with a wooden spoon. Finish mixing by hand.
  5. Spread granola on a foil or parchment paper-lined baking tray (15x10x1 inches).
  6. Bake for 20 minutes, stir, then bake for another 15 minutes or so, until your granola is toasted golden. Scatter raisins/cranberries on top, and allow to cool completely before transferring to an air-tight container. Be sure to allow the granola to cool completely before breaking it up. That helps it stay chunky.

Update: For an extra chunky granola, whisk up 2 egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the granola after you’ve mixed in the wet ingredients.