Recipe From: Kara Penrod
Yield: 8 cups of cereal
Ingredients:
6 cups old fashioned oats (such as Quaker)
2 cups of any variation of the following (or anything you can think of):
-sesame seeds
-flax seeds
-raisins
-craisins
-dried cherries
-dried apples
-dried pineapple
-dried mango
-banana chips
-coconut
-almonds
-cashews
-macadamia nuts
-pecans
-peanuts
(I used 1/2 cup each of the following: cashews, banana chips, coconut
and craisins)
3/4 cup canola oil (its heart healthy!)
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
dash salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place oats on a large sheet tray with
tall sides and spread to create an even layer. Toast for 20 minutes in
oven.
2. While oats are toasting, chop desired add-ins to small bite sized
(spoon appropriate) pieces. Also, in large liquid measuring cup, stir
together oil, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. The
brown sugar will not dissolve completely.
3. Once oats have been removed from oven, stir in remaining granola
ingredients except for dried fruits and coconut**see note at bottom**.
Pour oil and sugar mixture over entire pan. Stir until all ingredients
are coated evenly. Spread into 1 even layer and return to oven. Bake 1
hour stirring every 15-20 minutes.
4. Turn oven off after the hour of baking and leave granola in warm
oven for 30 more minutes. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet.
Break granola apart and store in air tight container for up to 2
weeks.
Recipe TIPS
-Granola won’t be crunchy once all cooking has been completed, so don’t worry!
-Granola needs to cool on the baking sheet completely in order for it
to get crunchy! DO NOT put warm granola into a sealed container! I
promise it will get mushy and soft and will not get crunchy!
-You can add more sugar and/or honey to this recipe if you want a
sweeter tasting cereal. This recipe as is, in my opinion, is sweet
enough.
- **If you choose to use coconut in your recipe, add it in the last
20-30 minutes of cooking because its toasts up really fast! Also,
dried fruit does not need to be toasted, so toss it in once your
granola has completely cooled.
Yield: 8 cups of cereal
Ingredients:
6 cups old fashioned oats (such as Quaker)
2 cups of any variation of the following (or anything you can think of):
-sesame seeds
-flax seeds
-raisins
-craisins
-dried cherries
-dried apples
-dried pineapple
-dried mango
-banana chips
-coconut
-almonds
-cashews
-macadamia nuts
-pecans
-peanuts
(I used 1/2 cup each of the following: cashews, banana chips, coconut
and craisins)
3/4 cup canola oil (its heart healthy!)
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
dash salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place oats on a large sheet tray with
tall sides and spread to create an even layer. Toast for 20 minutes in
oven.
2. While oats are toasting, chop desired add-ins to small bite sized
(spoon appropriate) pieces. Also, in large liquid measuring cup, stir
together oil, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. The
brown sugar will not dissolve completely.
3. Once oats have been removed from oven, stir in remaining granola
ingredients except for dried fruits and coconut**see note at bottom**.
Pour oil and sugar mixture over entire pan. Stir until all ingredients
are coated evenly. Spread into 1 even layer and return to oven. Bake 1
hour stirring every 15-20 minutes.
4. Turn oven off after the hour of baking and leave granola in warm
oven for 30 more minutes. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet.
Break granola apart and store in air tight container for up to 2
weeks.
Recipe TIPS
-Granola won’t be crunchy once all cooking has been completed, so don’t worry!
-Granola needs to cool on the baking sheet completely in order for it
to get crunchy! DO NOT put warm granola into a sealed container! I
promise it will get mushy and soft and will not get crunchy!
-You can add more sugar and/or honey to this recipe if you want a
sweeter tasting cereal. This recipe as is, in my opinion, is sweet
enough.
- **If you choose to use coconut in your recipe, add it in the last
20-30 minutes of cooking because its toasts up really fast! Also,
dried fruit does not need to be toasted, so toss it in once your
granola has completely cooled.
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