Recipe: Delicious Granola

Granola. Find Deals on Pro Granola in Breakfast Foods on Amazon. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt.

To keep it as healthy as possible, make your own granola and cut back on the sugar in the recipe. This granola recipe is tried and tested, I bring with me all my camping trips. It also makes a very filling and delicious breakfast. You can have Granola using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Granola

1. Prepare of "dry ingredients".
2. Prepare 7 cups of old fashioned oats.
3. You need 1 cup of wheat bran.
4. Prepare 1 cup of flax meal.
5. Prepare of "flavorings".
6. It's 1/4 cup of canola, coconut or olive oil.
7. Prepare 1/4 cup of applesauce.
8. It's 1/2 cup of brown or raw sugar.
9. You need 1/2 cup of honey or agave.
10. It's 1/2 cup of water.
11. Prepare 2 teaspoons of turmeric.
12. It's 1 tablespoon of vanilla, maple or almond extract.
13. Prepare 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
14. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.
15. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
16. It's of "nuts, seeds & fruits".
17. Prepare 1 cup of broken walnuts.
18. You need 1 cup of broken pecans.
19. You need 1/2 cup of raw pumpkin seeds.
20. It's 1/2 cup of raw sunflower seeds.
21. It's 1 cup of chopped dates.
22. You need 1 cup of raisins or dried cranberries.

The only main ingredient in this recipe is the oatmeal, all the other ingredients can be substituted. Puree the bananas and dates in a food processor. Add the brown sugar, hot water, vanilla and cinnamon; mix well. First, press the granola into an even layer before you put it in the oven, then stir it only once halfway through cooking.

Granola step by step

1. Preheat oven to 275° F or 135° C.
2. Mix oats, bran & flax in a large roasting pan..
3. Whisk the "flavorings" together and then drizzle over the oat mixture. Stir until evenly moist..
4. Bake for 1-1/2 hours -- stirring every 15 minutes..
5. After the third stirring, add the "nuts, seeds & fruits"..
6. Bake for an additional 15 minutes..
7. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container..
8. NOTE: I have experimented with the balance and quantities of the fats and sugars. As I reduced the fat, the texture went from crunchy to chewy. I did not have success with less than 1/4 cup of fat. I have also sometimes replaced the more processed sugars with unsweetened frozen juice concentrate..
9. Serving size - 1/4 cup.

For really good clumps, press down on the finished granola before it cools and avoid jostling it on the pan until cooled completely. Knowing when the granola is done. Toss the oats, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl. Whisk together the oil and honey in a small bowl. Pour the liquids over the oat mixture and stir.