Update to Supa Fly Granola

Because granola, like life, is a process!

This recipe, minutely modified from Think Inside the Icebox, makes awesome granola that has clusters. I love granola clusters!!

Homemade Granola

4 cups old-fashioned (not quick cooking) oats
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (my modification)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon & pumpkin pie spice. In a small saucepan, heat oil and honey, just until it melts. Stir in vanilla.

Pour the liquid mixture over the oats mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture is covered. Spread on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray or lined with parchment, and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the granola starts to turn golden (bake for less time for softer granola, more for crunchier, drier granola). When cool enough to handle, take a spatula to remove granola from pan and break into pieces. Add dried fruit or mixed nuts to taste (I love dried cherries & almonds).

Store in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to a week.