Cereal

Ingredients:

• 6 c rolled oats
• 1/2 c oil (whatever you prefer...ie., vegetable oil, peanut butter, melted coconut oil, applesauce, etc.)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 c honey
• 1/2 c raisins
• 1/2 c sunflower seeds
• 1/2 c wheat germ
• 1/2 c dates
• 1/2 c sliced almonds

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients in jelly roll pan.  Spread evenly.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at a time, stirring/turning at intervals.  Usually takes about an hour to bake to a nice golden color.  Allow to cool in pan on wire rack before storing in an air-tight container.

Chewy Healthful Granola Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 c rolled oats
• 3/4 c packed brown sugar
• 1/2 c wheat germ (if you don't have any, just use that much more oats)
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 c whole wheat flour
• 3/4 c dried cranberries (or raisins, if you prefer)
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 c honey
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 c applesauce or pumpkin puree
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350.  Grease 9x13 pan.
• In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients (including the cranberries).  Make a well in the center and pour the honey, egg, applesauce, and vanilla inside.  Mix well.  
• Pat mixture evenly into pan.  Bake for 30-35 minutes, until bars begin to turn golden around the edges.  Cool 5 minutes on wire rack, then cut into bars. Remove from pan and allow to finish cooling on wire rack.  Store in airtight container.

Pumpkin Spice Granola

Adapted from This Hungry Mama Bakes.

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2 1/2 cups puffed rice
• 1 TBS pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 c brown sugar
• 1/2 c pumpkin puree
• 1/4 c applesauce
• 1/4 c maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 c dried cranberries
• 1 c unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1 c slivered almonds

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325.  Spray jelly roll pan generously with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine oats & puffed rice.
• In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients except the cranberries, coconut, and almonds. Whisk until smooth.
• Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients.  Fold together until well-coated.  
• Spread in pan in an even layer.  Bake 30 minutes.  Using a large spatula, turn the granola over.  Sprinkle with cranberries, coconut, and almonds.  Bake an additional 15 minutes.  If necessary, flip the granola again and bake 10-15 more minutes.  The granola around the edges may get done sooner than the rest, so remove that if necessary.  
• Allow granola to cool, then break up and store in an airtight container.