Organic Cinnamon raisin granola

I love granola! I eat it a lot for breakfast, I also like to snack on it during the day. I recently bought a box of organic cinnamon raisin granola and it was SO good, I ate nearly the whole box in a week! However, it was kinda pricey (about $5 for one box). So I decided to try making it myself to save a little money and because I'm kind of on a eat healthier-ish kick. So I came up with this recipe that tastes very similar to the box kind, only way better! I added organic semi sweet chocolate chips to it to give it a little extra sweetness, the mixture of raisins and chocolate is my favorite! I don't eat nuts and I HATE coconut so my recipe is very simple, but you can add to it all the extras your heart desires. 

I made mine organic, but that is optional. You don't have to have organic on the label for it to be healthy. I will make a post soon on the things I stay away from and some brands I like that aren't organic :) 

Here ya go!

Ingredients:
4 cups organic old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 Tsp organic sea salt
1 Tsp organic cinnamon 
1/4 cup organic brown sugar
1 Tsp organic vanilla extract
1/4 cup organic Honey
1/8 cup water
1/8 Cup Extra virgin olive oil(or sunflower oil)
1 cup organic California raisins
1/2 cup organic semi sweet cocoa chips

Directions:
Mix rolled oats and salt in a large bowl. Set to the side 

In a sauce pan add brown sugar, cinnamon, water, honey and oil and bring to a boil. 
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Slowly pour sauce mixture over oats and stir. 
Pour onto a baking sheet(I don't ever use cooking spray, I always rub stick butter onto the pan instead) and bake on 350 for about 5-10 minutes. 
Remove from oven, add raisins and bake another 5-10 minutes.
 When granola is slightly golden brown it is done. Place on a cooling tray and let cool completely. Add cocoa chips once it is cooled and then store in a air tight container or mason jar. 

Eat as cereal for breakfast or a quick snack! 
Enjoy :)



Yuuuummy!!