I’m not much of a cook, but I do make my own granola, and I eat it every morning. It’s pretty healthy stuff, and tastes fantastic too if I do say so myself (credit goes to my mother, actually, who taught me how to make it).

Here it is. Make it tonight and start eating it tomorrow morning:

INGREDIENTS:

• Oats (whole grain large flake oats – I use Quaker oats) – 1.5 kg
• Canola Oil – 0.25 cups (I use coconut oil instead because I’m told it is healthier – I think you might only be able to get coconut oil at health food stores?)
• Wheat bran - 1.25 cups
• Oat bran – 0.5 cups
• Wheat germ – 0.5 cups
• Coconut – 0.5 cups (I’ve never put this in because I can never find any at the store – it’s still pretty darn good without it)
• Honey – 250g
• Trail Mix – 750g (you can use whatever kind of trail mix you want, or leave it out completely, but I think it is much better with it… I get mine at Food Basics and it is called “Fruit & Nut Mix” – has peanuts, apricots, raisins, other nuts, pineapple, papaya, banana chips, sunflower seeds, and probably other stuff I can’t remember)

TOOLS:

• Pyrex dish (mine is 15” x 10” x 2”) – see image above
• Big bowl (mine has a diameter of 12.5” at the top, and is 5.5” tall)
• Oven
• Thing to stir with

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Set oven to 350.
• Put just enough oil in the Pyrex dish to cover the bottom (1/4 cup max). If you’re using coconut oil, it won’t be viscous enough to pour at room temperature, so you’ll have to melt it along with the honey (next step)…
• Add in the honey and put it in the oven for 2-3 minutes (until the honey melts).
• Take it out and add in these things in all at once: 1.25 cups of wheat bran, 1/2 cup of oat bran, 1/2 cup of wheat germ, 1/2 cup of coconut
• Mix everything up & then stick it back in the oven for 5 minutes
• Take it out and stir in as much oats as possible (minimum half of the oats – I usually manage to get 2/3 into my Pyrex dish), then put it back in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Take it out & stir it and stick it back in for 5 minutes (once I didn’t stir it well and the bottom burned… so make sure you stir it thoroughly!)
• Take it out, dump it all into the big bowl and de-clump it if necessary.
• Add in the rest of the oats.
• Stir it all & let it cool.
• Mix in the trail mix (you can actually do this before it cools if you want).
• Let it cool completely before putting it into bins (or whatever you plan on storing it in). The cooling will take a few hours. Then eat it. I don’t know exactly how much it makes, but it lasts me a few weeks.

You’re going to love it.

WANT MORE GRANOLA RECIPES?

Check out these links (I can’t imagine that any of these recipes are as good as mine though ):

• If you’re diabetic.
• If you’re diabetic (second option).
• If you’re old fashioned.
• If you like peanut butter.

…and a few other random granola recipes:

• http://www.plaincook.com/good-for-you-granola-Recipe-2008-06-02
• http://suiteapplepie.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-granola-recipe-version-508.html
• http://healthyhabitscoach.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/healthy-granola-recipe/
• http://meanderingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/healthy-granola-recipe/

Enjoy!