Homemade Granola

One of the many amazing aspects of homeschooling my little ones is the fact that I can make three homemade meals, and often times more, a day. My children are notorious for needing first, second and third breakfast. They don’t eat a lot in one sitting, so I have had to find ways to make healthy “mini-meals”. One of the favorites in our home is granola. I have gotten a few requests for this particular recipe. So, here it is…

6 cups rolled oats

1 ½ cups lightly salted sunflower seeds

1 ½ cups sliced almonds

1 ½ cups (sweetened) shredded coconut

½ cup toasted wheat germ (optional)

½ cup milled flax seed (optional)

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 cup honey

¼ cup brown sugar

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, add wet ingredients and stir until evenly coated. Spread the mixture on two greased cookie sheets, as evenly as possible, and bake at 220 degrees for 90 minutes. Allow the granola to cool completely before removing from the cookie sheets. I store mine in a large Zip Lock freezer bag in the fridge. It usually lasts about two weeks in our house. This is great as cereal with milk or sprinkled on Greek yogurt.