Nem's Nutricious Nutty Granola

So I am a sucker for granola...anything oaty and nutty with seeds and dried fruit is right up my street, and so whenever my poor mother buys some thinking 'this will last us a while', it never does! (She is just as guilty as me for having a regular 'handful')! To try and make up for this, I decided to make my own super-granola. I's such a great thing to make because you can literally add whatever you want, and you can make it different each time.

Ingredients:

• 1lb 2oz jumbo rolled oats
• 4 fl oz honey
• 1 fl oz sunflower oil
• 2 fl oz peanut butter (I use crunchy because it adds another texture, but smooth also works)
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 oz caster sugar
• 6 oz mixed seeds
• Approx 8 oz nuts of your choice (I use almonds, walnuts, cashews and hazelnuts). It is nice when there is a mix of some chopped and some left whole. You can also add more or take away some of the nuts depending on personal preference.
• Handful of ground almonds (optional)
• Dried fruit: cranberries, flame raisins, apricot (to eye)

Makes 1 Large Tub of Granola

Prep Time: 15 mins

Baking Time: 15 mins

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 170oc/325F/Gas Mark 3
2. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, mix the honey, sugar, sunflower oil, vanilla extract and peanut butter thoroughly.
4. Add the oats and mix well, trying to coat as many of the oats as possible in the mixture (you may need to get your hands in for this bit!) more honey can be added here if you feel it is needed.
5. Add the mixed seeds and nuts and stir well.
6. Pour the mixture evenly onto the two baking trays
7. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, stirring regularly and swapping the trays around in the oven after 7 minutes.
8. Leave to cool and then add in the dried fruit.
9. Keep your granola in an airtight container and it will last you weeks (ha! not with me around!)