Nancy's Granola

 

Ingredients:

3 cups old-fashioned oats
2 cups rolled wheat (or 2 more cups old-fashioned oats)
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup chopped cashews (or walnuts, etc)
1 cup seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, etc)
3 cups shredded un-sweetened coconut (or sweetened)
1/4 cup water
1 cup honey
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 tsp teaspoon salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup dried fruit (raisins, cherries, cranberries, etc) 

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
  2. In a super large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, seeds, coconut (most dry ingredients).
  3. In a pan: boil water, turn down heat & combine honey, oil, and salt. 
  4. Remove from heat, add vanilla. 
  5. Pour this combined "liquid" over your dry ingredients.  mix with clean hands until it is evenly distributed. 
  6. Scoop a thin layer of granola mixture onto broiler pans (or cookie sheets) . Cook for around 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes to achieve an even color. Remove from oven and transfer into a super large bowl. 
  7. Continue this process of scooping granola onto broiler pans or cookie sheets & bake/stir until all granola is golden baked.
  8. While granola is still hot from oven, Add raisins/fruits and mix until evenly distributed.

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