Crunchy Granola

This stuff is addicting! I don't remember where I got the recipe, but I have been making this since I was a teenager. The measurements for the oats and coconut are just guidelines; you can adjust it to your liking or what you have on hand. Let me know how you like it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• For Oat Mixture

• 4 -8  cups oats
• 2  cups wheat germ
• 1 1⁄2 cups  unsalted nuts (sunflower, almonds, cashews)
• 1 -1 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
• 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds (optional)
• 1  cup raisins

• For Oil Mixture

• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1  teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup honey (I use clover honey)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together the ingredients for Oat Mixture.
2. In a small to medium bowl, separately mix together the first 4 ingredients for Oil Mixture.
3. Add Oil Mixture (not the honey yet) to the Oat Mixture; blend well.
4. Then add in the honey. Mix well.
5. Spread thinly and evenly on cookie sheets (for ease of preparation, use rimmed cookie sheets).
6. Bake at 325 d F for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden (stir @ every 12-15 minutes).
7. After baking, remove from oven and let granola cool on cookie sheets.
8. Remove granola from cooled pans and it's ready to eat, or store covered for about 2 weeks.
9. Makes a nice food gift.
10. Yield is approximate & depends on amounts used.