Crunchy Granola

Ingredients

• 4 ounces Margarine melted
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Water
• 8 cups Oatmeal uncooked
• 1 cup Wheat germ
• 1 cup Coconut shredded
• 1/2 cup Almonds slivered
• 1/4 cup Sesame seeds optional
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. In Dutch Oven or heavy saucepan over low heat, stir the margarine, sugar, salt, vanilla & water until mixture dissolves.
2. Add the remaining ingredients & stir until moistened.
3. Spread on un-greased cookie sheets & bake at 275(F) degrees for 2 hours (or less) stirring occasionally with a fork.
4. If you don’t stir & separate the oat flakes, the end result tastes the same, but resembles crumbled cookies.
5. Serve plain or with milk As a cereal. Mix with raisins, dates or dried fruit as a snack, sprinkle over ice cream or stewed apples.
6. Store in plastic bag or container. Seal well.
7. (Ingredients can be adjusted to taste.)
8. Serving size based approx. on 1 cup granola.