granola time

our family LOVES granola. so, i have been working on creating a great granola recipe that everyone will enjoy. the best part about making granola is that you can't really screw it up and you can add just about anything you want to the mixture. i thought it may be fun to share lilly's and mines most recent granola concoction (the best, to date, if i don't say so myself).

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Ingredients
4c. old fashioned oats
1/2c. sliced almonds
1/2c. unsalted sunflower seeds
1/2c. unsalted raw pumpkin seeds
1/2c. light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. veggie oil
1/4 c. honey
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix oats, nuts, brown sugar, salt & cinnamon. In a small saucepan warm (don't boil) oil and honey, whisk in vanilla.

Pour honey mixture over oat mixture and stir well with wooden spoon. We use our hands to mix it too - it is REALLY important to make sure the wet and dry mixtures are evenly distributed. Spread granola over a large jelly roll pan.

Bake for 40 mins - stirring gently every 10 mins. DON'T OVER COOK! we made this mistake the first time we made it :) if you are adding and dried fruit add it after it is cooked.

Let cool completely on wire rack and then ENJOY!!

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Let me know if you decide to make it - I would love to hear how your next batch turns out. If you are a mom with kids this is a GREAT recipe to make together, lots of measuring, pouring, mixing with relatively little mess!