Yummy Granola, Juliet and I made!

Simple Simple No-Nut Granola

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup Maple Syrup

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

4 Teaspoons of Vanilla extract

1/2 Teaspoon of salt

1/2 cup of canola/or coconut oil

5 cup of old fashioned oats

optional: add 1 cup of chopped nuts, coconut, or millet(for crunch), add your favorite chopped dried fruit at the end of cooking

• INSTRUCTIONS

1. 1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
   2. Whisk maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in large bowl. Whisk in oil. Fold in oats until thoroughly coated.
   3. Transfer oat mixture to prepared baking sheet and spread across sheet into thin, even layer (about 3/8 inch thick). Using stiff metal spatula, compress oat mixture until very compact. Bake until lightly browned, 30-35 minutes, rotating pan once halfway through baking. Remove granola from oven and cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 1 hour. Break cooled granola into pieces of desired size. If you would like stir in dried fruit. (Granola can be stored in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.)