Almond Honey Granola

Molly53's Note:

The advantage to using honey instead of sugar in granola is that you need significantly less. This is a good recipe as is, but please feel free to experiment with coconut, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, powdered milk or additional oil or honey for a richer taste. Ground granola makes a wonderful crumb crust for pies, too! From an old newspaper clipping.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 10 half-cups

• ¼ cup oil
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ teaspoon almond extract (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• ½ cup wheat germ
• ¼ cup almonds , coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup natural bran (optional) or ¼ cup sunflower seeds (optional) or ¼ cup sesame seed (optional)
• ½-1 cup raisins or ½-1 cup dates or ½-1 cup fig , chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Heat first three ingredients together in a big pot; stir in next three ingredients one at a time.
3. Spread onto a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes; stir and continue to bake for an additional 5 or 10 minutes until granola barely begins to turn golden (take care not to overbake).
4. Cool; add dried fruit.
5. Store in a tightly covered jar.

Reviews

[Rollin in the Dough!]

This was very good, made to take on a hike for a nutritious snack! Thank you, I love the use of honey instead of sugar!