- 3 cups dry oatmeal
- 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup each nuts and dried fruit (optional)
First melt the margarine in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the honey and salt. Honey is easiest to measure in a well oiled measuring cup. Otherwise, just scoop the last of it out of the cup with a clean finger or spoon. Heat the honey briefly with the margarine and then add the oatmeal. Stir it up nicely. It smells really good. Turn the mixture onto an ungreased cookie sheet, the kind with shallow sides; a large 9 by 13-inch pan works well too. Spread the granola out evenly and bake it at 375° for 10 minutes. It should be a toasty brown. Now remove it from the oven and allow it to cool and crisp up right there in the pan. Store it in a clean coffee can or sealed canister. Add the nuts and dried fruit, if you are using them, when the granola is cool. Serve it with milk like regular cereal, or if you are hankering for a divinely inspired treat, get a big bowl of plain yogurt, and sprinkle a large handful of granola on top of it. Mmmmmmmm, very tasty. Sliced bananas are good with this too.
This is so good, and we love it ! Easy, Frugal, and best of all you KNOW what your family is eating. All natural ingredients.–
My husband loves this! It is easy to make, and just add some store bought corn flakes, some shredded almonds and it’s just as good (ok, it tastes a lot better than) Honey Bunches of Oats.
My children love this. I have added chopped peanuts, raisins, chocolate chips and the kids think they are getting such a treat.
I added brown sugar to my most recent batch and it made it even better. I will definitely have to try what a previous poster suggested with the corn flakes. Sounds delish!
This was so easy to make, economical and my kids, husband and babysitter love it!
This is great, but make sure you use good honey. We used a store brand that had no flavor once and it wasn’t good at all. SueBee or all clover honey is good.
This will be my third time making it for myself, you know, trying to eat better and do it while making my own foods. Last batch lasted about two months, I also make the peanut butter one at the same time, this way I have a choice to make when I get up!
With honey being rather pricey, is there anything I can use as a honey substitute to keep costs down in making this. Sounds like a great recipe! Thank you.
This is a true stable in our house. I use canola oil instead of butter, add in a tsp of cinnamon and a tsp of vanilla. Fantastic recipe.
Is there a way to make chewy granola bars homemade with oats/fruits/nuts?