Favorite Frugal Recipe - Homemade Granola

We like this recipe for homemade granola, and it’s so simple!  It’s easy to make on a cool fall morning when you want to fill the kitchen with smells of vanilla and cinnamon.  Add things like ground flaxseed, wheat bran, etc. to it for even more of a nutritional boost.   I can’t remember where I found the recipe, but this link has the closest version.

Homemade Granola

Makes 6 cups

4 c. oats (not quick cooking)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 cup honey

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 c. chopped nuts (pick your favorite)

1.  Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Combine brown sugar, oats, oil, honey, and salt in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil or until sugar has dissolved.

2.  In a large bowl, combine nuts and oats.  Pour melted honey mixture over the oats and stir to combine.

3.  Spread granola mixture out on a large jelly-roll pan or cookie sheet with sides.  Bake for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

4.  Let cool, and then break into clumps and store.