Homemade Cereal

Description

My mother-in-law has made this wonderful granola cereal recipe for years. It’s so flexible, and so much cheaper (and better) than the store-bought granola.

Ingredients

  • 7 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1 cup wheat germ
  • 1 cup wheat bran
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (Optional)
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg (Optional)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup flaked coconut (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl
  3. mix oats
  4. wheat germ
  5. and wheat bran.
  6. In a medium bowl
  7. blend brown sugar
  8. vegetable oil
  9. honey
  10. and water. Mix in vanilla extract
  11. cinnamon
  12. nutmeg
  13. and salt. Stir the brown sugar mixture into the oat mixture until evenly moist
  14. and transfer to a large
  15. shallow baking dish.
  16. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven
  17. stirring every 15 minutes
  18. until lightly brown. Mix dates
  19. pecans
  20. and coconut into the dish
  21. and continue baking about 15 minutes. Allow to cool
  22. and store in airtight containers.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 12

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