Homemade Granola

Good afternoon Folks

Several of you asked for the Granola recipe so here it is. I did tweak it as I had read quite a few recipes online, and felt it was a forgiving recipe, meaning you could basically add this or that as you wish. I have a little cookbook called ‘The Quaker Oats Wholegrain Cookbook’, I ended up using their recipe changing it up a bit. I think you could do almost anything with a granola recipe and have it taste great

Golden Granola

3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked
1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts ( I used 1/2 c. sesame seeds and 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds)
1/4 cup honey ( I used maple syrup not the real stuff either, just pancake syrup)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted ( I used light olive oil instead of butter)
1 1/2 tsps. cinnamon ( I didn’t add that)
1/2 tsp. salt ( I left this out too)
2/3 cup raisins ( I used a couple of handfulls of craisins and a handful of dried cherries and berries)

I also added 2 small scoops, maybe a couple of TBS. of flax meal. You could add more and I read online that some people add wheat germ.

Combine all ingredients except dried fruit in a huge bowl; mix well. Pour into an ungreased shallow baking pan and bake in preheated moderate oven (350 degrees) 25-30 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally; stir in dried fruit. Cool thoroughly; store in tightly covered container in cool dry place or in refrigerator. Serve as cereal with milk or as a snack. Makes 6 cups.

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We eat it as cereal. I use a mix of the granola and cornflakes. I put on a dollop of plain yogurt and then add milk. When we have bananas I slice them up and add them on top.

It was easy, smelled delicious while baking and is great to eat and healthy. Be adventurous making granola your own way.

~ Happy Eating ~