Monday, November 9, 2009

Going Granola




Today I made the most Scrumptious Hearty Granola.

I don't have exact measurements because I just went with taste, but here is the approximate recipe:

5 cups of Regular Old Fashioned Oat Meal
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup rice crispies
1/2 cup fiber one cereal
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (could have added more)
1 cup raw almonds (add more or less depending on how nutty you like it)
1 cup raw pecans (dido)
3/4 cup honey
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup black molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In large bowl put all ingredients in order into bowl. Mix with large spoon until well coated.
3. Line large cookie sheet with foil. Spray foil with non-stick cooking spray
4. Evenly spread granola mixture out on foil.
5. Bake approximately 30 minutes or until dark golden brown. (I stirred it at 15 minutes) *the longer you leave it in without burning the crispier the granola.
6. Allow to cool, break up granola store in air tight container in fridge.

Yields approximately 7 cups of granola

How to serve: al natural, with yogurt or Keifer, on ice cream.

If you want fruity granola add dried fruit to the portion that you want to serve or eat. This makes your granola more versatile and to the liking of everyone :)

Different items you could add or subsistute: ground flax seed or regular flax seed, wheat bran, omit fiber one cereal and rice crispies (I added these just for kicks), omit nuts if desired, get creative!

1 comment:

  1. I already left a comment but I guess it didn't go through. But I love this blog! I'm super excited to see new recipes come along. And I've already put your link on my craft blog in the cooking section.

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