About 7-8 cups Granola. Add cinnamon.

 Add Dried Cranberries, Pumpkin Seeds, and Coconut Flakes. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Load into gift bags and you’ve got a great gift. Tasty, healthy, WE RUN ON OATS!

Holiday Granola:

Combine:

7-8 C Oatmeal

1/2 C Sunflower Seeds

1 Tbsp Cinnamon

Heat in Saucepan:

1 C Water

1 C Honey

1/2 C Olive Oil

1/2-1 C Pure Maple Syrup

Heat until tiny bubbles form around pot. (If you want more “sticky clumps,” you’ll need to add more honey or maple syrup.) Pour over the dry mix. Stir evenly. Spread granola onto two lined (foil or parchment paper) cookie sheets. Place granola in oven, stirring every ten minutes, rotating granola from top to bottom racks to ensure even browning. About an hour.

Meanwhile….

Heat in Skillet:

1/2-1 C Maple Syrup

A pinch of Sea Salt

1 C Pecans

1 C Almonds

1 C Walnuts

In a skillet pan (I use a well-oiled cast iron), heat maple syrup and sea salt over low-medium heat for one minute. Add the nuts. Stir occasionally until syrup begins to “candy” the nuts, being careful not to let the nuts burn. You’ll know it’s ready by the delicious smell, and when the liquid is soaked up. About 7-9 minutes. (Beware: these candied nuts are a DANGEROUS snack 🙂 )

When Granola is out of Oven, Add:

Candied nuts

1 C Unsweetened Coconut Flakes (I like Bob Mills)

1 C Dried Cranberries

1 C Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Place in gift bags. Or consume. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!

You may also want to try: 3-ingredient homemade dark chocolate, my favorite sugar cookie, sugared cranberries and brie bites, famous NYTimes No-Knead Bread!

See you in the New Year!