Cinnamon & Vanilla Granola

Hope everyone is having wonderful holidays!  Yesterday, we had a really relaxing day at home with just our immediate family.  The celebration continues this weekend with the rest of the family!  In the meantime...

In the beginning of November, I invested in a pound of vanilla beans (there's a great deal on Amazon here).  This means that I'm putting vanilla beans into pretty much everything I possibly can.  So when I was asked to make a simple granola, I decided on cinnamon and vanilla as key flavors.

The flavors are subtle (just the way I like my granola), but they give it a nice sort of homeliness.  This is definitely a granola that pairs pretty well with whatever you want to mix it in.  I especially liked it with blueberry greek yogurt.

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