Easy Granola

I don't know about you but getting away from boxed cereal can be difficult.  We eat lots of different hot cereal, most of which I will post over time...things like oatmeal, mighty tasty, 9 grain, and quinoa.  However, sometimes, as a Mom, you just want something quick!  I make this up about once a week and it usually lasts.    I encourage my kids to take 1/4 cup dry granola and add fruit, raisins, flax and almond milk.  It fills them up! If your kids are used to eating 1 cup of cereal, beware of eating 1  cup of granola!  It expands in your stomach and is just too much!  Start small and have more if hungry!  Hope you enjoy this simple recipe my sister-in-law gave to me years ago.

Easy Granola

12 cups rolled oats

1 teaspoon salt (optional)

1 cup honey or agave

1 cup canola or coconut oil

1 cup warm water

Heat your oven to 300 degrees.  In a very large bowl, combine oats and salt.  Mix very well.  In a quart jar or measuring cup, combine the honey or agave, oil and water; mix well.  Pour over the oat/salt mixture and using a large spoon, keep mixing until all the oats are wet.  Take two large cookie sheets and line them with parchment (a must, less sticking!).   Split the mixture between the two and spread to edges.  Make sure you oven racks are not too low.  Place both cookie sheets in the oven.  Bake for 30 minutes, switch the pans, mixing each cookie sheet a little.  Bake another 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool.  Stores well for a few weeks!