Nina's Healthy Granola

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups oatmeal
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup honey crunch wheat germ (i've done flax meal, too)
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups dried blueberries (anything you like) or 1 1/2 cups dried cherries (anything you like) or 1 1/2 cups raisins (anything you like)
• 1 cup dried almonds (etc) or 1 cup cashews (etc)
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (i use coconut oil)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, coconut, nuts and nonfat dry milk.
• 2 combine honey, oil, water and vanilla (in separate dish).
• 3 add slowly to oat mixture and stir to coat.
• 4 turn into 2 large pans (shallow -- like a cookie sheet).
• 5 heat in 300 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
• 6 stir twice during heating. stir occasionally while cooling.
• 7 add berries, store in tightly sealed containers or bag, and enjoy!