Stovetop Granola

Not sure where I found this recipe. I printed it out years ago and only just now tried it.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tsp olive oil
1 cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp and 2 tsp butter
1 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp and 2 tsp packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped almonds
2 Tbsp and 2 tsp dried cranberries
I added chopped up chocolate bits as well!

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oats, then cook and stir until starting to brown and crisp, about 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and spread out on a cookie sheet to cool.

Melt the butter in the same pan over medium heat. Stir in the honey and brown sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Return the oats to the pan. Cook and stir for another 5 minutes or so. Pour out onto the cookie sheet and spread to cool.

Once cool, transfer to an airtight container and stir in the almonds and dried cranberries. Any additional nuts and fruit can be stirred in at this time also.

Verdict:

Thumbs up! Very easy and so simple to make it however you like. I don't love granola but I do really like the sweetness factor paired with the crunchiness of the oats, so I have to admit I'm digging this as a snack.

Homemade Granola

From: An old index card

Ingredients:
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup oat bran
4 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 cup apple juice or cider
4 Tbsp warm honey
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 Tbsp unsalted butter

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Butter a baking sheet. Stir together oats, flour, wheat germ, oat bran, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger. In a separate bowl whisk together the apple juice, honey, vanilla and butter. Pour over dry ingredients. Toss. Spread on baking sheet. Cook for 45 minutes, stirring about every 15 minutes. Cook until it is all dry to the touch. If you want to add fruit, add in the dried fruit of your choice after it's done baking.

Verdict:
Thumbs up! Yummy to sit out on the counter and munch on as I'm walking around! :-)