Perfect Granola

I LOVE love love granola. Specially on top of some plain yogurt, fruit and honey. But every time I think about buying one at the store I just can't get over the amount of sugar and crazy calories that they usually have. So I've been making my own for a while. I remember my mom making it at home growing up and just loving the smell of it in the oven. I finally found a recipe that I totally love and always comes out perfect. Its a mix of ingredients I like, and this Honey Almond Granola recipe. 

Ingredients::

_ 4 cups rolled oats

_ 3/4 cup of almonds (I like buying them whole and chopping them myself, but you can just get the silvered ones)

_ 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

_ 1/4 cup chopped cashews

_ 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut 

_ 1/2 light brown sugar

_ 1/2 tsp salt

_ 1 tsp cinnamon
_ 1/2 cup of honey 

_ 1/3 cup vegetable oil

_ 1 tbs vanilla extract

Directions::
_ Preheat oven to 325º
_ In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients.

_ In a small bowl, mix all wet ingredients. Pour it on top of the nuts and mix well.

_ Spread into 2 baking sheets, it's better to separate the mix in 2 so the granola cooks evenly and gets crunchy, not soggy. 

_ Bake for about 10 min, mix, then cook for another 5. Keep an eye on it, you don't want it to burn!

_ Let cool completely, then transfer to a tupperware and keep covered. I've read it keeps well for 2 weeks only, but I keep mine for about 4 weeks. Just cover it well.

You can also add dry cranberries, raisins or even chocolate chips. Also, if you don't have all the ingredients i have in here don't worry — use what you have, just make sure you have about 5 1/2 cups total of nuts/oats so the balance is right with the wet ingredients. Enjoy!