Honey and dried fruit sweeten oats and nuts to make this easy stir-and-bake breakfast.
Cooks' note:
Granola keeps, frozen in an airtight container, 1 month.
Recipe information
Total Time
30 min
Yield
Makes about 6 cups
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup mild honey or maple syrup
1 cup raw wheat germ
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups chopped mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, and pecans)
2 cups mixed dried fruit (cranberries and raisins or other dried fruit)
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
Step 2
Stir together, oil, honey, wheat germ, vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then stir in oats and nuts.
Step 3
Bake 15 minutes, then stir and continue to bake, checking and stirring every few minutes, until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
Step 4
Stir in dried fruit and cool to room temperature
