Great Granola

Name: Great Granola
Ingredients: 3 cup nuts (such as walnuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, pepitas, shelled pistachios); 1 tbsp cinnamon (I use Ceylon, China, or Vietnamese); 2 lb (9 cups) regular old fashioned oats; 1 tsp nutmeg (you can also use mace instead if you prefer); 2/3 cup brown sugar; 5 tbsp butter; 2 to 3 cups dried fruit (craisins, cherries, strawberries, raisins, blueberries, mango, pineapple, chopped apricots, raspberries, etc); 1 tbsp vanilla extract (I use extra); 1 cup honey (I use clover or wildflower)

9 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

3 cup nuts (such as walnuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, pepitas, shelled pistachios)
1 tbsp cinnamon (I use Ceylon, China, or Vietnamese)
2 lb (9 cups) regular old fashioned oats
1 tsp nutmeg (you can also use mace instead if you prefer)
2/3 cup brown sugar
5 tbsp butter
2 to 3 cups dried fruit (craisins, cherries, strawberries, raisins, blueberries, mango, pineapple, chopped apricots, raspberries, etc)
1 tbsp vanilla extract (I use extra)
1 cup honey (I use clover or wildflower)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325.
2

In a small sauce pan, melt the butter.
3

Add the brown sugar, honey and vanilla.
4

Heat and stir until well blended.
5

In a very large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, dried fruit, cinnamon and nutmeg or mace.
6

Mix well.
7

Stir in the butter mixture until thoroughly blended.
8

Spread the oats evenly onto 2 ungreased baking pans.
9

I use jelly roll pans or cookie sheets with a rim.
10

Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
11

Make sure to stir up all of the granola and move it around so it doesn't get over browned.
12

Remove from the oven.
13

Let cool right on the pans.
14

Store in an air tight container.