Dad's Granola
Fast, easy, fresh-tasting, and relatively cheap!
Servings 8 cups
Equipment
- 1 Half-sheet pan Lined with parchment or foil, or lightly sprayed with oil.
- 1 Big bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats Don't use quick-cooking oats.
- 3 cups 1 cup each walnuts, pecans, and almonds, coarsely chopped. Mix and match your favorite nuts. My favorite is the walnut/pecan/almond blend. It will cost the least to buy whole or half nuts and chop them yourself.
- 1 cup flaked, unsweetened coconut Remember, no added sugar if possible.
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsps Kosher salt
- ½ cup honey You can use all honey or all maple syrup, but half and half is our preferred mix.
- ½ cup real maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla I now use Baker imitation vanilla with no ill-effects. So much less costly.
- 1 cup dried fruit Raisins, currants, dried cranberries, dried blueberries, dried apricots (small dice), or whatever seems yummy and is available.
Instructions
- Mix the oats, nuts, coconut, cinnamon, and salt very thoroughly in a large bowl
- Combine honey, syrup, and vanilla in a 2-cup glass measuring cup and drizzle over the dry mix. Stir very well until all bits and pieces have some of the sweet mixture on them.
- Spread the granola mix all over your sheet pan. Try to make an even layer.
- Bake at 375 for 25 minutes, stirring lightly half-way through.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle dried fruit, and mix lightly.
- Wait at least 20 minutes or so and try a bowl with milk. Enjoy!
- Let granola come to room temperature, then store in plastic freezer bags or plastic bowls in the frig.