Heat your stove top to medium heat.

To a saucepan over medium heat, add your coconut oil and honey. Stir to melt and combine.

The oil and honey will start to bubble. When you see this, keep watch as it will soon take on a nice amber color, but do not let it get to dark or you will have made candy.

Once you get a nice rolling bubble, let it go for about 30 seconds to a minute and then turn off your heat and add your vanilla.

Add in the oats, flax seed, and optional peanut butter. Stir together until combined

Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper (be sure to have some extra hanging off both sides).

Pour in the oat mixture. Using the back of a spatula press down about 1/2 inch until mixture is smooth.

Sprinkle chocolate chips, nuts, and/or dried fruit over oat mixture. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to cool.

The cutting process: Remove the pan from the fridge. Use the extra parchment hanging off sides as handles to pull your entire granola out of the pan and place on counter. It will be a solid piece. Cut width-wise into one-inch sections. Then one long cut down the center of the pan. This will allow for 12 individual servings all equal size.

Note: This recipe can easily be doubled for 24 using a 9x13 pan.

Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.