Granola in Crunch.

It's the easiest thing to make, yet everyone seems intimidated.
It will take you 15 minutes tops to throw together the ingredients and then its about 30-45 minutes in the oven and bada bing bada boom you've got yourself a granola.

Ingredients:
Oats (not the quick cooking kind, I like TJ's rolled gluten Free oats)
Nuts (how many depends on how nuts u are about nuts- i tend to go heavy on them)
- i usually buy the raw pieces so you dont have to crumble them yourself (pecans, walnuts, almond slivers and cashew pieces)
Honey ( again how much depends on how crunchy you want it, i do it dollop by dollop and see how many clusters i form)
Cinnamon
Salt - just a pinch here and there
Vanilla extract- for that extra kick
Unsweetened Coconut (optional, shredded or pieces)
Ground Flax Seed (optional for that extra Omega 3s we are always trying to get into our diets)
Dried Fruit ( I use dried figs but anything you can play around and find what you like)

Preheat oven to 350. Basically from here I just take out a big mixing bowl and pour in enough oats to fill it up halfway. Then I layer the nuts, ground flax seed, and coconut, enough cinnamon to cover them all up, a few dashes of salt, a sprinkle of vanilla.  I mix it all together and then comes the honey.  I do this part bit by bit, and have toyed with it different ways, really just depends on how crunchy and sweet you want it.  Then I spread it onto a baking dish that is lined with parchment paper- this makes clean up waaay easier.    I would check it after 20 minutes and mix abit, then put it back in until the nuts look browned (30-45 min total).  Once it is done I let it cool while I chop up the figs and put them into the mixture.  And wallah granola.  Then I jar up the granola in old jars I've saved.  This allows me to store it in the fridge easily and section it out day by day if I decide to bring it to work/class and eat it there.  It tastes delicous with yogurt or almond milk :)