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Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

oooh. i had plain greek yogurt with some raspberries. not as fun. but it filled me up.

granola is really easy to make

heat up oven to 300

in a medium bowl mix:

3 cups rolled oats (regular not instant)
1.5 cups raw seeds (i use pumpkin, sunflower and sesame-- other possibilities are flax etc)
1 cup nuts (i use almonds or peanuts, depending on what i have) (if using walnuts the oven goes at 275)
1 tsp cinnamon (1/2 tsp cardamom, 1 tbs red chile, 1 tbsp cocoa optional)

in a large bowl mix:
1/3 cup oil (i use olive)
1/2 cup honey (easier if the honey is poured into a preoiled cup as it slips out easy)
1-2 tsp vanilla

add the medium bowl into the large one. spread onto parchment on a cookie sheet.

sprinkle 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt on top

after 15' take out and mix

bake another 15'

take out, add 1 cup dried fruit (i yet have to try freeze-dried), press a little, let cool. you can skip the fruit if you want less sweet.

once cool, break & pack. fits into a gallon ziploc & goes a long way.

you can develop your own choices of flavor by mixing the powdered spices, seeds, nuts, etc. i like cardamom with olive oil. e.g., the chile and chocolate i don't always do. originally i used shredded coconut (1/2 cup) but it's hard to find unsweetened at a good price this time of year so i'm skipping it. i use lightly roasted/salted peanuts but raw unsalted almonds-- cuz that's how i buy them for other uses-- but preroasted almonds would burn i suspect.