Granola is easy to make and better than any store-bought version. This recipe makes a simple, not-too-sweet blend that is easily adaptable. It became my breakfast staple at the start of COVID-19, when pandemic shopping led to bare grocery shelves.
Granola was invented in NY in the 1860s by Dr. James Caleb Jackson. It was called "granula" based on the Latin word for grain or "granum". A few years later, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg made his own version called "granola", becoming the world’s first manufactured cold cereal and leading to the creation of the now famous cereal brand.
Recipe below.