Homemade Granola

KayKayPuff's Note:

You can use oil for this instead of butter and it gets crunchier and you can use less oil than butter. This will keep for a week or two in an airtight container.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 8 cups

• 1 -3 tablespoon light no-salt butter (or olive oil)
• 1 cup brown sugar , packed
• ¼ cup water
• ¼-½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 7 -8 cups oats , quick cook kind
• raisins or dried cherries or dried cranberries , etc

Directions:

1. Melt butter, brown sugar and water together in a pan over medium heat.
2. Stir well, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
3. In a bowl, mix together cinnamon and oats and add to the brown sugar mix.
4. Remove from the heat and stir until all oats are well coated.
5. Place granola on a cookie sheet (with edges), and bake for 5 minutes at 375. Remove from the oven, and stir/flip granola and bake for another 5 minutes until granola is lightly browned.
6. Allow granola to cool on the cookie sheet.
7. Transfer to an airtight container when cool.