T’s Granola

3 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup wheat germ

1 cup Uncle Sam cereal- ** see note below

½ – 2/3 cups almonds and pecans or walnuts

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup syrup

¼ cup olive oil- I use light olive oil

¾ teaspoon salt

1-2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon coconut extract- optional

 Mix all dry ingredients then add the syrup and olive oil that have been mixed together.  Spread out on cookies sheets and bake @ 250 for 1 hour, stirring about every 15 minutes.   Cool and store.  I store mine in a large zip-lock bag and then keep it in the refrigerator.  You may want to half this recipe or you can freeze some of it for later!

Raisins and other dried fruit are better added to the granola as you use it. 

** UNCLE SAM CEREAL: A unique blend of toasted whole grain wheat flakes and whole flaxseed.  You can find other brands of Flax seed cereal now in supermarkets!