I love waking up to the smell of granola in the oven.  We made this recipe on the 3ABN Today program so I thought I would share the recipe with you. It is delicious in a bowl with fresh fruit or in a granola  parfaits with the Vanilla Pudding I posted a while ago.

Granola

Dry Ingredients

• 12 cups rolled or quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup whole grain flour
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds or a combination)

Wet Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups  water
• 1 to 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1. Preheat oven to 200°F.
2. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
3. Mix wet ingredients together in a separate small bowl.
4. Add wet mixture to dry mixture. Mix gently with a spoon or your hands until all of the ingredients are moistened.
5. Spread onto two large baking sheets.
6. Bake overnight (6 to 8 hours) or bake at 300°F for 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
7. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Makes 40 servings.