Cereals Recipe ⊷ Honey Peanut Granola

This sweet, crunchy homemade granola combines quick oats with peanuts, wheat germ, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla. Baked in the oven, it's easy to make.

Ingredients

• 3 cups quick cooking oats
• ½ cup chopped peanuts
• ¼ cup wheat germ
• ⅓ cup honey
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons warm water
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, combine oats, peanuts, and wheat germ.
3. In a separate bowl, combine honey, brown sugar, vegetable oil, water, salt, and vanilla. Stir well; then pour into the oat mixture, and stir. Spread out on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories428
• carbohydrateContent60.1 g
• fatContent18.2 g
• fiberContent5.7 g
• proteinContent9.4 g
• saturatedFatContent2.8 g
• sodiumContent201.9 mg
• sugarContent28.3 g