Megan'S Granola

Name: Megan'S Granola
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups wheat germ; 1 1/2 cups oat bran; 1 cup sunflower seeds; 1 cup finely chopped amonds; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; 1 cup finely chopped walnuts; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 cup brown sugar (reduce or eliminate if sugar is an issue); 1/2 cup maple syrup; 3/4 cup honey (less if you don't like overly sweet granola - jd); 1 cup vegetable oil (too much, use about 1/2 of this - jd); 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 2 cups raisins and/or dried cranberries or other dried fruit

14 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups wheat germ
1 1/2 cups oat bran
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup finely chopped amonds
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup brown sugar (reduce or eliminate if sugar is an issue)
1/2 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup honey (less if you don't like overly sweet granola - jd)
1 cup vegetable oil (too much, use about 1/2 of this - jd)
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups raisins and/or dried cranberries or other dried fruit

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil
2

Combine grains, seeds and nuts into a large bowl. Stir salt, sugar, syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon and vinilla in a saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, then pour over the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly to coat. Spread the mixture out onto the baking sheets
3

Bake in preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 20 minutes. Stir once or twice. Cool, then stir in the dried fruit before storing in an airtight container.