Granola – A Favorite From a Local Bed and Breakfast

Seven Wives Inn Granola

I first enjoyed this yummy granola as a teenager while vacationing in St. George, Utah.  My mom was working as the food editor for the local newspaper and had arranged a stay at a bed and breakfast called the Seven Wives Inn.  The bed may have been cozy, but  woah –  the breakfast, this GRANOLA, was memorable, even for a teenager on spring break.

In the twenty years since that visit, this bed and breakfast’s  granola recipe has become an old friend.  It’s been made hundreds of times – for breakfasts, for brunches, to take on hikes, to eat as an afternoon snack, to gift to neighbors and even just to have in my freezer for those days when I need to feel like I’m on vacation again.   Enjoy!

Ingredients

8 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

1 ½ cups brown sugar

1 ½ cups wheat germ

8 ounces slivered almonds

8 ounces cashews

8 ounces coconut

3 ounces sunflower seeds

½ cup water

½ cup oil

½ cup honey

½ cup creamy peanut butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup raisins or dried cranberries

3 ounces flax seeds (optional)