Granola - it warms my heart

I've been missing my granola and yogurt snack lately so finally tonight after the tots were in bed, I made some. I'll tell ya - I love granola... it smells so yummy in the home. The smell is called "Comfort". Maybe it's because it's my mom's recipe. Maybe it's the oatmeal and vanilla. But whatever it is, I like it!

This is the recipe I made tonight (my mom's recipe modified only slightly. I leave out the cup of coconut - mostly because I never have coconut. I did put some in once and it made it very moist, which I like. I also doubled the fruit because I LOVE lots of dried fruit in mine. Oh - and Dole makes the moistest and best raisins EVER! I also changed the 3/4 cup wheat germ to 1/2 cup and then added 1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal. I really like the idea of adding flaxseed meal and wheat germ to recipes. I'm never sure how much to add though).

I just enjoyed a nice bowl of granola with some all-natural Dannon vanilla yogurt for a bedtime snack. Yum. It sure hit the spot.

Go Granola!