Granola Deluxe

Homemade granola is great with milk for breakfast, or eaten dry as a snack, or use it to layer between vanilla yogurt and fresh cut-up fruit for a delicious breakfast parfait.

Recipe Ingredients:

8 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups wheat germ
8 ounces almonds
8 ounces cashews
8 ounces coconut, unsweetened large ribbon
3 ounces sunflower seeds
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup raisins

Cooking Directions:

1. Mix first seven ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Heat water, oil, honey, and peanut butter until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat and add vanilla and pour over dry ingredients. Mix well and spread onto two large baking sheets.
3. Bake in 200°F (95°C) oven for about two hours or until coconut is golden. Stir occasionally while baking. Add raisins when cool. Store in an airtight container.

Makes 12 cups.