Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Great recipe for granola

My sister-in-law sent me the following recipe, and I love it! The recipe is very easy and quick, it's much cheaper and fresher than store-bought granola, and it tastes DELICIOUS!

Put in a pretty container, this would also make a nice gift for a new mom, a busy friend, or anyone else that you would like to show some kindness.

1 box (6 cups) rolled oats - I used quick-cooking oats
1 cup chopped nuts - I used sliced almonds
1 cup ground wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup honey (or honey mixed with maple syrup)
1/3 cup oil, any kind - I used coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup dried fruit, optional


Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Combine the first 5 ingredients. Warm the honey, add the oil and vanilla. Drizzle the honey-oil over the dry ingredients and toss to coat. Spread the mixture onto 2 cookie sheets. Bake about 30 minutes until golden, stirring every 10 minutes.

When done, remove from oven and stir in dried fruit if used. As the granola cools, it will lose its stickiness and become crunchy.

Makes about 9 cups.

4 comments:

  1. This blog is great! Thanks for your hard work on it.

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  2. That does sound very good....I may have to try it!

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  3. I'd have to leave out the almonds (we have an allergy here to tree nuts). Do you think I'd have to adjust the recipe or can I just omit them completely?

    Thanks!

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  4. We finally got around to making this this week, and it was great! Thanks for the recipe! The coconut oil gives it a lovely fragrance and taste. Only change I made was to use oat bran instead of wheat.

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