We eat a lot of cereal in our house. You may have noticed, I'm never short on these cardboard boxes for use in craft projects.
One of my favorite cereals is granola, but we don't usually buy it from the store. It tends to have too many unnecessary or unhealthy ingredients or just costs more than we're willing to spend on a box of cereal. Luckily, granola is one of the easiest snacks (or meals!) to make at home. We've made a few different varieties of granola, but I find this one is repeated most often due to it's simplicity and good flavor. This is easy for children to mix and makes a great snack alone or with milk.
From Gourmet, Feb 99 (Epicurious) :
Almond Coconut Granola
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2/3 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
1/3 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
6 tablespoons honey
1 cup mixed dried fruits such as raisins, cherries, and apricots
Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a large bowl stir together oats, almonds, coconut, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, and salt. In a small saucepan melt butter with honey over low heat, stirring. Pour butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until combined well.
In a large jelly-roll pan spread granola evenly and bake in middle of oven, stirring halfway through baking, until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool granola in pan on a rack and stir in dried fruits. Granola may be kept in an airtight container at cool room temperature 2 weeks.
Megan shares more fun recipes, crafts for kids, and vintage goodies at her blog PlumPudding.
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Sounds very tasty!