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Don’t waste, create a new taste:

Make Homemade Granola

Put a bit of butter or oil into a skillet.  When heated, add oats, cereal, and cinnamon, (rainsins, fruit, nuts, or anything desired) and toss until well coated.  Oats and cereal should be crisp.  Cool and serve alone, over yogurt, or add to trail mix.

Make Homemade Granola Bars

Follow your favorite oatmeal cookie recipe.  You’ll probably want to double it.  Use half the recommended amount of oatmeal and replace the other half with leftover cereal.  Instead of dropping dough onto pan like cookies, spread the dough into a pan like a cake.  You’ll most likely need to bake twice as long as the directions state.  Check at directed time by sticking a fork into center.  Continue checking every five minutes until inserted fork comes out clean.  Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Don’t be surprised if you find family members shaking cereal boxes in the hope that homemade granola bars will soon be on the menu.

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