Granola

Ingredients
(This recipe can easily be halved for smaller batches)

6 cups of old fashioned rolled oats

1/4 cup whey

3/4 cup honey

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 cups of "additions such as coconut, raisins, cranberries, banana chips, dried pineapple, any dried fruit really, nuts, seeds...use you imagination!

Directions

1. Mix together all of the above ingredients - except for the additions.

2. Cover the bowl of the sticky mixture, and let it sit out on your counter overnight. (Let it sit for 7 to 30 hours.)

3. Mix the oat mixture, and spread it out on a large baking pan.

4. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, then stir the mixture, then bake it for another 15 minutes.

5. If the mixture has turned light brown or golden, then it's done. If not, then mix it and put it back into the over for 15 more minutes.

6. Pour the mixture into a bowl, and mix in the additions. Let it cool.

This is so good and good for you! I like to make yogurt parfaits by layering yogurt, granola, and fruit. It is also good eaten like boxed cereal