Three Cheers for Granola!!

Since I delivered Levi, I have not been able to eat cold cereal. I just can't do it! And I was a huge fan of cereal! I could eat it for every meal! The variety! The sweet goodness of Golden Grahams, the perfection of Cracklin' Oat Bran, the guilty pleasure of Captain CrunchBerries. I love them.

Or at least, I used to.

Now, I have no desire at all to eat them. The thought of pouring milk on cereal and eating it almost makes me sick. Let's have a moment of silence for the lost moments of eating bowls of cereal and reading a good book at the breakfast table. ...........

So, that being said, I have not been eating breakfast. I am starving! (yet somehow I've managed to gain weight) So in an effort to eat the most important meal of the day, and not get sick while doing it, I decided that I want to make some granola. Also delicious for breakfast, only with yogurt instead of milk. For some reason, it's different in my mind and I think I can handle it.

Only, I forgot to buy yogurt today, so.....

I made 2 different kinds of granola tonight. They are awesome :) I thought I'd share.

Chica-chica-boom-boom Granola

(While making this one you have to chant 'Chica-chica-boom-boom, Will there be enough room?' My daughter's latest favorite book and chant)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup honey

5 cups oatmeal

1/2 cup dry milk

3/4 tsp cinnamon

pinch of salt

1-2 cups mixed dried fruit

3/4 cup coconut

Mix brown sugar, oil, and honey in saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved.

Combine dry ingredients in a large GREASED cake pan. (Make sure you grease it, or all of your sugar mix sticks to the pan and not your oatmeal!)

Pour sugar mix over the dry mixture and mix well. (Chica-chica-boom-boom, Will there be enough room?)

Bake @ 375 for 1o minutes stirring half way.

Mix in fruit and coconut well, then stick back in the oven for 5 minutes.

Cool and enjoy!

Goodness Gracious! Granola

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

5 cups oatmeal

1/2 cup dry milk

2 1/2 tsp cocoa powder

1 cup of chopped walnuts

Mix brown sugar, oil, honey, and peanut butter in a saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved.

Combine dry ingredients in a large GREASED cake pan. (Make sure you grease it, or all of your sugar mix sticks to the pan and not your oatmeal!)

Pour sugar mixture over the dry mixture and mix well.

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

Let cool and enjoy!

(I think this would be good with dried banana chips in it....if you like that sort of thing, which I don't, but I think it would be good anyways!)