GRANOLA!

Mom used to make granola when i was a kiddo. I remember the smell of our house as the oats and honey were toasting. nothing in a bag can match it, EVER. Since mom couldn't really tell me how she made granola, I winged it. This is the best version.

GRANOLA

1 tub rolled oats
honey (to taste - usually about 1/2 c)
1 c floured dates
1 c sliced almonds
1/2 c coconut flakes
1/8 c flax seeds
1/2 (or more) c veggie oil
2 tbsp vientnamese hot cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c cashews, broken
1 c sunflower seeds

preheat oven to 400. mix oil, 1/4 c honey, cinnamon, and vanilla in a small bowl. mix oats and oil mix and put in a big pan to toast. bake about 30 min, stir every 10 min, or until oats start to toast more thoroughly. taste for sweetness, add more honey if needed.add all the fruit, coconut, and nuts, and toast for about another 20 min, stirring every 5. When done, cool for 1 hour so that it will clump nicely. You can swap out fruits and nuts if you want too.

ratio goes like this
4 oats
1 fruit
1 nut a
1 nut b
1 coconut
1/2 flax
1/2 seeds

this particular time it was

oats

coconut

almonds

1/2 c chopped raw cashews

sunflower seeds

8 dates, chopped

1/4 c dried blueberries (they were freaking expensive though, not sure if i will do that again)
vanilla

cinnamon

flaxseeds