Orange Cranberry Granola

SERVES 8 , 1/2 cup serving

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/3 cup wheat bran
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. 1

   Pre-heat oven to 275. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Combine rolled oats through walnuts in a large bowl. Set aside.

3. 3

   Over lower heat combine honey through vanilla. Simmer till honey is disolved.

4. 4

   Pour honey mixture over rolled oat mixture. Mix by hand or wooden spoon. Poru into pan. Breaking up large clumps, but leaving small clusters.

5. 5

   Bake for 30 minutes Remove from oven and mix in dried cranberries. Bake an additional 15 minutes Watching close so it does not burn.

Kid friendly recipes

Thought I would share 2 kid-friendly recipes.

Bird Seed

1 box Froot Loops or Corn Pops cereal
1 large box raisins
1 large bag m&m's
1 large can salted peanuts

Mix all. Kids love this.

Funfetti Cookies

1 package funfetti cake mix
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1/2 can funfetti cake frosting

Preheat oven to 375. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs; stir by hand until thoroughly moistened. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With bottom of glass dipped in flour, flatten to 1/4 in. thickness. Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Spread frosting over warm cookies. Immediately sprinkle each with candy bits from frosting. Let stand until set. Store in tightly covered container.