Homemade Granola

[bicker]

Mmmmmm.... smells wonderful! I think DW makes it with rolled oats, flax seed, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, honey and cinnamon. It's roasting in the oven now... and the aroma is incredible.

Recipe:

All the ingredients are available in the bulk foods section of Whole Foods...

4 cups of Rolled Oats
2 cups of raw (or blanched), unsalted slivered almonds
1/2 cup of raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
1/4 cup flax seed
4 T honey (local honey if you have spring allergies)
2 T cinnamon (the good stuff if you can find it)
1/2 cup currants

Mix it all together (make sure to break up any lumps that develop due to the honey). Spread on two sheet pans (sprayed with butter spray). Bake at 300F for 15 minutes. Stir, swap pans (top to bottom, front to back, rotate 180 degrees). Bake 20 more minutes. Take out of the oven. Wait until cooled off. Then put in the currants. Mix well.

For breakfast, we spoon about 1/2 cup of the granola on top of 1 cup of non-fat Greek yogurt.

This is deliberately not a very sweet granola. If you want it a lot sweeter, add brown sugar to taste, before baking.​

 

[disbridemimi]

NOw you are going to have to post the recipe! Back when I lived in Western Ma there was a coffee shop that made homemade granola bars they were sooooooo goood!

 

[minniebeth]

please, please, recipe bicker!
DD has a peanut and nut allergy which eliminates almost all store bought granola which she loves. This way I can customize the recipe to her...
You would rock her world!

 

[bicker]

I've added the recipe to the first message in the thread.

 

[TwingleMum]

Thanks so much. Our little coffee shop makes an incredible Irish oatmeal with cranberries, orange peel, apples, cinnamon and nuts .. I would love that recipe!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Hope you don't mind if I add my favorite recipe! I have been making this granola from Epicurious.com for about a year now..it's wonderful.. (I like my granola with almonds and no dried fruit.)


http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Vanilla-Scented-Granola-106306


Vanilla Scented Granola



* Nonstick vegetable oil spray
* 4 cups old-fashioned oats
* 1 cup sliced almonds
* 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/3 cup vegetable oil
* 1/4 cup honey
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 300°F. Lightly spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Combine oil, honey, and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour hot liquid over oat mixture; stir well. Toss mixture until thoroughly mixed.

Spread granola on prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Transfer sheet to rack; cool granola completely. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)