Yum, it is so good! My favorite way to eat it is like a little mini parfait...plain Greek yogurt (Chobani and Fage are my favorites), homemade raspberry jam, and granola sprinkled over the top....FABULOUS!!!! I often have this for breakfast, but most of the time I enjoy it before bed! :)
The granola recipe came from an old Better Homes and Garden magazine. It is called "Down to Earth Granola". I often make it exactly as written, but make some changes if I don't have all of the ingredients on hand (mainly I will substitute other nuts in place of sliced almonds, or leave out the raisins/craisins when I don't have any in the cupboard)!
Down to Earth Granola
*4 cups old-fashioned oats (not the quick cooking variety)
*1 1/2 c. sliced almonds
*1/2 c. brown sugar
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/2 tsp. cinnamon
*1/4 c. vegetable oil
*1/4 c. honey
*1 tsp. vanilla
*1 1/2 c. raisins or dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 300*. Mix oats, almonds, brown sugar and salt in a large pan. (I use my large deep dish pizza pan.) In a small sauce pan, stir together the oil and honey over low heat, until warm. Stir in the vanilla. Carefully pour the oil mixture over the oats mixture. Stir to coat the oats, and spread out evenly in the pan.
Bake at 300* for 38 - 40 minutes. Stir after 10 minute intervals. Watch carefully the last 5 minutes, so your granola doesn't get too dark. After granola is cool, add raisins or dried cranberries, if desired.
(I used chopped pecans, when I was out of sliced almonds. Yummy, too!)
Store in glass jars (because it looks so pretty)! Haha! :)
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Linking up after you at Tasty Tuesday - homemade granola is so good! Your recipe looks great.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter went to college this fall and has gotten hooked on granola...but she likes it pretty plain compared to my recipe which has tons of nuts and seeds (grain-free)...this recipe is perfect with just the oats and almonds. I'm going to make a big batch for her to take back to school this weekend...I plan on substituting coconut palm sugar for the brown sugar and coconut oil for the vegetable oil...I'll let you know how it works out!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I've never considered making my own granola - we eat enough of it! I am totally trying this - thanks for sharing!
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