There are lots of ways to make this and even more ways to eat it. Here in SE Louisiana, we have very humid weather even in the winter. If I have things like this hanging around it needs to hold its crunch so my Granola is Crunchy. We eat a lot of yogurt and this works together with either dried or fresh fruit. The beauty is you add all the stuff you love.
Measure all of your desired ingredients into a large bowl. Here is what I tend to use: (Involve you child, measuring helps with math!)
1 1/2 C Old Fashsioned Quaker Oats
2/3 C Shredded Coconut
1/2 C Sliced Almonds
3/4 C Pecans
3/4 C Walnuts
1/4 C Wheat Germ (if you have it)
Preheat oven to 400F. In a saucepan, gentle boil 1/4 C. Water and 3 Tbls Brown Sugar for 3 minutes until it begins to thicken. Take off the heat and stir in 1/2 tsp Cinnamon and a dash Vanilla. Slowly pour liquid over dry ingredients stirring the entire time. Lay out single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet. Place in hot oven.
Every 5-7 minutes, remove from the oven and stir so nothing burns. Once fragrant, it's about done. It will take roughly 20 minutes. As this cools, it will become crunchy so test a piece to ensure it is crunchy. Remove from oven and let cool completely before storing.
When serving, add any kind of dried or fresh fruit you like, but I encourage you to top to order. Serve over yogurt or ice cream with fresh fruit. Can add milk and eat as a cereal.
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