My mom uses pecans along with the oats when she makes this awesome recipe. However, I live on an island where nuts are kind of ridiculously expensive. So, instead of pecans I use the sliced almonds from Costco.
My favorite part is melting down the butter with the honey, brown sugar, and cinnamon. It makes the house smell heavenly!
Then the melted butter gooey-ness gets poured in to the oat mixture. It's gotta get stirred thoroughly so everything gets coated and the granola will all stick together in the end.
For baking I like to use my 9x13 pan. It fits it all perfectly. I found with using a bigger sheet the edges would get toaster than the rest of the granola. Parchment paper is also a must for easy clean up!
Finally I just cook it for about 12 minutes at 365 degrees. My mom cooks hers for about 15, so you gotta see what works for your oven. You'll know it's ready when it is all golden brown.
After it sits for a bit so it hardens together I brake it apart and place in a container. And now we have homemade granola for the week!
Here is the recipe so you can give it a try!
Ingredients:
3 cups of oats (NOT instant)
1 cup sliced almonds (or other nut of your choosing)
1 stick of butter (YES! The whole stick!)
3 tbsp honey (don't skimp. This holds it all together!)
3 tbsp brown sugar (heaping spoonfuls! This keeps your granola intact too!)
cinnamon (sprinkle on as much or as little as you like)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 365 degrees.
Place oats and nuts in a bowl.
On medium heat melt down butter. Add in honey, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Pout butter mixture into the bowl with the oats and nuts. Stir together, thoroughly coating.
Line a 9x13 baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour the oat mixture on to the pan.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
