then proceeded to answer all my questions and give me pointers on how to
find these items (I had NO clue about wheat germ!) at the store.
I really love knowing exactly what's going into my food, and not reading
scary things from a box at the store (partially hydrongenated wha?
Yellow food dye #6?). Now I can make my own granola.... fancy that!
I did modify it a bit for me. I don't do walnuts (see? Tastebuds of a
child.) So I used almonds. As for the dried fruit I used cranberries
for the first batch and cherries for the second. I dunno, I'm kind of
raisined out I guess. I wonder what mango would be like. Mmmmmm.
Okay, so I haven't asked permission to repost this, but I hope she
doesn't mind. I'm 100% sure I'm the only one who reads this anyway.
I'd probably faint of shock if I was proven otherwise!
4 c. Quick oats
1/2 c. Wheat germ
2 c. Dried fruit
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (I used almonds)
1 t. Cinnamon sugar
3/4 c. Honey
6 T. Butter
Preheat the oven 300 degrees. Mix the first 5 ingredients in bowl. Mix
last 2 in separate bowl. Add honey mixture to the dry stuff and stir
well.
Pat down into a well greased pan and bake 30 minutes-ish (my oven cooks
things fast, so adjust based on what you've got!). Pop it out, let it
cool a bit, then cut (warning, it probably won't cut very well/evenly.
If yours does, let me know the secret!) or crumble up for trail mix or
yogurt or to add with cookie mix.
This was quite fantastic - I took it to my parents house and the whole
family chowed down. I felt good knowing my mom (a diabetic who does NOT
take care of herself like she should) liked it a lot. Yeah, it's got
some honey in it, but it's better for her than the jellybeans she likes
to munch on.
Thanks Diana!
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