homemade granola. yes please.

i am HUGE into food blogs these days. 

 I wish I had a grand food budget each month because I would be making EVERYthing I found.  I am once again on a liver cleanse so I cannot make this yet but as soon as I can you gotta bet I will!

So maybe you should try it out and let me know how it tastes.

enjoy the sun.

Best Homemade Granola 

Tweaked from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, yields 7-8 cups

Ingredients

• 4 cups organic rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped or slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 2 tbsp flax seeds
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup veggie or olive oil (or 1/3 cup applesauce)
• 1/3 cup good honey
• 1/3 cup apple juice or apple cider
• 1 cup dried cranberries, or favorite dried chopped fruit

Method

Heat oven to 350º.  In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, nuts, flax seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Whisk the oil, honey, and apple juice in measuring cup.

Pour the liquid mixture over the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until all the oats and nuts are coated.  Spread onto a large sheet pan.  Bake, stirring occasionally with a spatula, until the mixture turns a nice, even golden brown, around 30-40 minutes, depending on oven.

Remove granola from the oven and allow to cool completely, stirring occasionally.  Add cranberries.  Store cooled granola in an airtight container.