Danielle's Granola

This is the recipe that I have been working on perfecting... its getting close. It is certainly a base granola recipe; one could add coconut, dried fruit, or whatever. It yields a ton of granola for cheap, which I think is awesome.

Ingredients:

1 bag honey roasted sliced almonds (found in the salad dressing isle of Target... I think that they are called Almond Pazazz)

6 c. old fashioned oats (bought in bulk for cheap!!)

1/3 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 c. and a bit more of honey

1/2 c. vegetable oil

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

3 tsp. vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, honey, vegetable oil, and cinnamon. Microwave on high for 2 minutes (or until boiling). Stir in vanilla. Add oats and almonds; tossing to coat.

3. Spread oat mixture on a large baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir with a spatula. Reduce oven temperature to 325-340 degrees (sorry for the temperature range, it varies depending upon how golden the mixture appears) and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool; stirring occasionally to break it up.