BREAKFAST: MY HOMEMADE HEALTHIER GRANOLA – BETTER THAN STORE PURCHASED

I love to eat yogurt and smoothies. I also love granola, however, the store purchased granolas come with lots of sugar, preservatives and saturated fats, etc. So, since I never done it before, I Google recipes to find out how difficult it is to make at home. To my surprise, not bad. So, I found a basic recipe and then, change the ingredients to add what I want instead of what they had in the recipe. The result was awesome and YUMMY!
 
Category:  BREAKFAST-SNACK
Approx. Prep and Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Approximate Cost:    $4.00 or .67 cents per serving
Difficulty Level:  Easy
Allergens, Other:  Gluten Free     
Servings: 6+
 
Ingredients
¼ c. Honey (.70)
¼ c. Peanut oil (.30)
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract ($1.00)
 
1 ½ c. Old Fashion Oats (.70)
¼ tsp. Nutmeg (.10)
¼ tsp. Cinnamon (.10)
¼ tsp. Ginger (.10)
1/8 tsp. Salt (0)
2 tbsp. chopped Almonds (.25)
2 tbsp. chopped Raw Walnuts (.25)
2 tbsp. Cranberries (.25)
2 tbsp. Tart Cherries (.25)
 
Directions
Preheat oven at 325 degrees. Place enough parchment paper in a cookie sheet, set aside.
In a med size bowl and using a wooded spoon, whisk together the honey, vanilla extract and peanut oil. Then add the Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Ginger, salt and whisk until all ingredients are fully combined.

Add the oats, the chopped Almonds, chopped Raw Walnuts and combine well. Make sure that all the dry ingredients are totally coated, no dry spot anywhere.

Place the mix over the parchment paper and spread to form an evenly to look like a one thin layer and cover as much as you can the entire sheet pan.

Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and stir the whole mixture back to a thin layer. Then bake again for another 10 minutes.

Remove again from oven, add the Cranberries, Tart Cherries, stir for the last time and place back in the oven for not more than 3 minutes, so that the cranberries and cherries stay soft and not gummy hard.(CHECK OUT THE COLOR YOU WOULD LIKE DEPENDING ON YOUR OVEN CALIBRATION.

Remove from oven, stir one last time and allow to cool totally. Then place in an air tight glass container and store in your pantry at room temperature. It will last about a couple of week, if it’s not eaten before, smile!!!!!