Stovetop Granola

This recipe is so much easier than the traditional bake for hours ones I've done!

Preheat oven to 350 - (FYI, you're not actually going to bake it).

INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup dried cranberries


DIRECTIONS
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add oats then cook and stir until starting to brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and spread out in a 9x13 pan to cool.

Melt the butter in the same pan over medium heat. Stir in the honey, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt; cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly.

Return the oats to this large pot. Cook and stir for another 5 minutes or so.

Turn off heat and add nuts and cranberries. Mix. Return to 9x13 pan.

TURN OFF OVEN - put your granola in the turned off oven and leave it for 45 min-1 hour - this helps it turn crisp and toasty! No mixing necessary!

Pull out and let cool - but I have to say, hot granola out of the oven on butter pecan ice cream is AMAZING!

Once cool, transfer to an airtight container.