Homemade Granola!

Making homemade granola is so EASY and you will save a ton of money if you buy granola on a regular basis. And with today's economy, saving money is important! So how do you go about making your own granola? Use the following recipe and a little creativity and you are set!

Homemade Granola

If you are going to 'roll' your oats, go ahead and roll about 15 cups worth. If not, then make sure you have 15 cups of your favorite rolled oats.

1. Change your racks so you can do two or three trays at one time.

2. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees

3. Combine the following in a pot and warm until the oils and honey blend:

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup Extra Light Olive Oil (EVOO) will impart too strong of a flavor for most people
1 1/4 cup honey, try and use raw if possible
2 tsp cinnomon, add extra if you really like this spice

4. Remove from heat and add 4 teaspoons vanilla, Pampered Chef Brand is best...whisk together

5. Add the following ingredients to a LARGE bowl

15 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup millet
1/2 flax seed

If you don't have millet or flax seed, no worries! Just add an extra cup of rolled oats.

6. Pour liquids over oats and blend well.

7. Divide evenly between two or three pans. I like 11 x 15, but you can use 9 x 13 if you would like, but make sure you don't use a cookie sheet as you will likely end up with a mess.

8. Bake for 15 minutes, then stir. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes and cool. Add raisins or dried blueberries or anything else you like to make your granola extra special.

I store my granola in 1/2 gallon mason jars after it is completely cooled.

Enjoy and let me know how your granola turned out!