Ingredients:
1 ) 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats - preferably thick cut
2 ) 1 cup raw nuts, your choice of any mixture (I did a mixture of slivered almonds and whole almonds)
3 ) 1/2 cup shredded or flake coconut
4 ) 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
5 ) 3 tablespoons extra addition - such as untoasted wheat germ, high fiber cereal or flax seed or a combination
6 ) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (and/or other spices)
7 ) 1/2 cup honey
8 ) 1/2 cup maple syrup
9 ) 2 tablespoons brown sugar
10 ) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
11 ) 2 tablespoons of water
12 ) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla or almond extract
Other Mix-Ins for after the baking:
chocolate chips, raisins, other dried fruits, etc.
Stir together the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small microwavable bowl, heat gently and pour over dry ingredients in large bowl and stir well.
Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Spread granola mixture in a layer over the entire sheet.
Bake in the oven 15 minutes, then stir with a spatula. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more until light golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Stir a few times while cooling to break up the pieces - if you want it chunkier, don't stir it too much while cooling. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 5 cups.
Enjoy with milk as your morning cereal or use as a yogurt topping or trail mix! Yummy!!
Thanks for the recipe! Laura Stanley and I have been trying to come up with a different kind of granola to make( or should I say, me to make ;)), something that wold have a substance. I like the kind I make, but we wanted something new to try.
ReplyDeleteI love granola and eat it almost every day for breakfast. It's something fast and easy to grab onyour way out to work, etc.