Make Your Own: Granola

My husband LOVES this stuff!! Depending on the prices for these items in your area, you should be able to make this type of granola for around $0.15 a serving- Which is less than half of what you will pay at the store. Get a few of these items by couponing, and you’re on the road to crazy cheap!

Here is the recipe I use. It is from “The Complete Tightwad Gazette” by Amy Dacyczn. I recommend picking up this book if you can find it on ebay or at a used bookstore, by the way. But then you wouldn’t visit this blog anymore! LOL

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup cooking oil

1/3 cup honey

5 cups oatmeal

1/2 cup raisins**

1/2 cup dry milk

3/4 tsp cinnamon

Mix brown sugar, oil, and honey in a sauce pan on low heat. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Combine dry ingredients in a large cake pan. Pour sugar mixture and mix well. Bake at 375F for 10 minutes. Let cool in the pan then store in an airtight container.

**- Add raisins after cooking

Optional add ins that she suggests: nuts, wheat germ, coconuts, dates, etc. I personally like to use sunflower seeds, crushed pecans, craisins and ground flax seed. The possibilities are endless!

Health note: I use oils like Canola or light olive oil rather than maybe vegetable oil. These oils are considered more “healthy fats” than vegetable. Also, adding things like ground flax seed and wheat germ can have quite the positive effect on cholesterol levels. Granola is a great high fiber, heart healthy snack, if prepared with a little bit of thought!

Here’s to living: Happier, Healthier, more FRUGAL lives!

~FrugalMegan~