Homemade Granola
Make your own homemade granola with this versatile recipe. Customize the ingredients and sweetness level to your liking.
Equipment
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned or rolled oats (do not use quick oats)
- 1 cup slivered or sliced almonds
- 1 cup chopped nuts, seeds or a combinations such as: walnuts, pecans, cashews, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds or flax seed
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut (sweet or unsweetened)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Craisens or raisins
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla optional
Instructions
- Preheat ove to 250 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, coming the oats, and oil. Mix in the nuts coconut and brown sugar
- In a separate bowl, combine the maple syrup oil, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Combine both mixtures and spread onto two baking sheet pans. TIP: for those who like it chunky, speed it evenly onto the backing sheet, pressing it slightly, using either a spatula or your hands. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Do not stir.
- Remove from the oven, let cool. Break into chunks and add in the dried fruit.
- Serve with milk, or sprinkle over yogurt.
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