Hot Granola

Ingredients

• For the Granola
• 2 cups oatmeal, preferably long-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 to 1 cups flaked coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup honey, maple syrup or 1/2 cup brown sugar dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons corn or other vegetable oil, preferably not canola
• 2 cups total of any combination of coarsely chopped walnuts, pecans, almonds, shelled unsalted sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, wheat germ
• 1 cup dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries, cherries, mango, pineapple or apricots (chop larger fruits into small dice)
• To serve
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup prepared granola