Homemade Granola

Do you enjoy a good bowl of granola slathered in milk or maybe vanilla yogurt? Mmmm! I do! It's even more enjoyable when it's homemade. So in honor of all you granola-loving gals I am sharing my recipe with you!

Homemade Sweet Granola

In a large bowl (Tupperware works best) mix the following ingredients:

7 Cups Quick Oats
2 Cups Shredded Coconut
1 Cup Chopped Nuts (optional)
1 Cup Wheat Germ (optional)
1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds (optional)
1 to 2 Tbs Cinnamon

My favorite tool for mixing this all together is actually the Pampered Chef potato masher tool! Works like a charm, especially after you add the wet ingredients.

In a large measuring cup mix together:

1/2 Cup Oil
3/4 Cup Honey
1 Tbs Vanilla Extract

Stir together and then mix into the dry ingredients until well blended. Be sure to stir out all those clumps!

Now spread it into 2 large pans. I like to use my Pampered Chef bar pans; they really make a difference in they way it bakes.

Bake them at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir the pans every 5 minutes.


After it's done baking let the pans cool and then dump the baked granola back into the mixing bowl. (I suggest you rinse and dry the bowl out first!) Now add your dried fruit. I like pineapple, but this batch I just used a package of mixed berries.

Then when you get hungry you can try a bowl topped with a spoon full of vanilla yogurt or smothered in cold milk. The choice is yours! Just enjoy!