Granola (eeecooks.com)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, raw
• 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup (grade b)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (i use whatever i have available)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (about 16 scrapings)
• 1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup dried cherries (i sometimes use cranberries)

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl mix almonds and wheat germ.
• 2 in another bowl mix brown sugar, water, salt, maple syrup, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
• 3 stirring the oat mixture with a spoon, drizzle in the syrup. spread mixture on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• 4 bake 1 hour 20 minutes (or until crispy), stirring quickly every 20 minutes.
• 5 set pan on trivet to cool for 1 hour. put granola in large bowl and mix in raisins and cherries.
• 6 store in airtight container up to 1 week; after that keep refrigerated.