Granola

Easy to make and delicious. You can use whatever dried fruits and nuts suit your taste. You can also add coconut, chocolate chips, or other goodies as you like. I line my baking sheets with non-stick aluminum foil, which gives the granola the perfect texture and makes stirring and clean up very easy.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 3  cups rolled oats
• 1  cup  almonds, chopped or 1  cup  other  nuts
• 5  tablespoons maple syrup
• 5  tablespoons brown sugar
• 4  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  dash salt
• 1  cup  dried fruit (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup  mini chocolate chip (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with non-stick aluminum foil.
2. Mix the oats and the nuts in a large bowl and set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and microwave on high for one minute. Stir to dissolve the brown sugar and thoroughly mix. Microwave longer if required to dissolve all of the sugar.
3. Pour the mixture over the oats and nuts and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out in a single layer onto the foil-lined baking sheets. Bake for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring the mixture every 15 minutes. Allow to cool, and then add dried fruits, mini chocolate chips, or other add ins as desired.