Granola

This is my moms recipe. I love it. I have changed it a little bit because I like it softer and with less things in it. The options for add-ins are limitless.

3 cups Oats

1 cup oat bran

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup honey

1/3 cup margarine, my favorite is Land O'Lakes brand

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla

You will need a two-quart dish. Microwave oats on high for 2 minutes. I stir it once at least. I let it cool a little, while I soften the margarine in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Add the oat bran and brown sugar. Break up all the brown sugar lumps. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Cook 5 minutes at 70 percent power level stirring once every minute.

You can cook it for a minute longer and it will be crunchier. At camp the girls added all kinds of dried fruit, raisins, m&ms, gummy bears, nuts, sunflower seeds... If you add a fruity candy like gummy bears all of the granola mix tastes like the gummy bears.

In the past I have melted 3 tablespoons butter with 1 package mini marshmallows and then add the granola and 1 cup of mini chocolate chips. Pour them into a greased 7x9 pyrex pan. Let it set and then you can wrap them in saran wrap or whatever you want.