Golden Granola Clusters

What you need

• Salt, a pinch
• Cooking oil, 1/4 cup
• Clear cups, 1 cup
• Plate or tray, 1 baking tray
• Paper, 1 sheet baking paper
• Rolled oats, 2 cups
• Sunflower or pumpkin seeds, 1/2 cup
• Cinnamon, 1 spoonful
• Honey or maple syrup, 1/4 cup
• Raisins, a handful
• Bowl, 1 big
• Spoon, 1
• Jar with a lid, 1
• Measuring cups, 1 set
• Oven mitts, 1 pair
• Phone, 1 timer

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Check for allergies first (oats may carry wheat, seeds may be an allergen). Honey is not for babies under 1, so use maple syrup if one is around.

1. A grown-up preheats the oven to 325°F. A grown-up does this
2. Tip the oats, seeds, salt and cinnamon into the big bowl.
3. Stir the dry mix until the cinnamon is spread everywhere.
4. Mix the honey or syrup with the oil in a cup.
5. Pour the sticky liquid over the oats and stir until every oat shines.
6. Line the tray with paper and press the mixture flat.
7. Bake at 325°F for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. A grown-up does this
8. Now wait 20 minutes and do not touch it, not even to stir!
9. Break it into chunky pieces and mix in the raisins.
10. Pour it into a jar, then share a taste! What will you add next time?

Play it again

• Mix-in mission: add dried fruit, coconut or other seeds and name your new recipe.
• Cluster contest: press one tray very hard and another lightly, then see which makes bigger clusters.
• Snack parfait: layer granola with yogurt and berries in a cup.