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How to Make Granola

1/20/2014

Granola is a healthy and nutritious cereal, not just a filling for granola bars. Making your own at home is a great way to control what goes into it and you can make it as healthy as you like.



Edit Ingredients



For Dry Mix



  • 3 cups rolled oats (like Quaker Oats)

  • 1 cup Walnuts, chopped

  • 1/2 cup Almonds, sliced

  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

  • 1/2 cup golden raisins

  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

  • 1/4 tsp. salt



For Binder



  • 1/2 cup Canola oil

  • 1/2 cup Honey

  • 2/3 cup brown sugar (see Tips)



Edit Steps



  1. Use your hands to mix dry ingredients well in a very large bowl.

  2. Bring binder ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until ingredients are thoroughly mixed, 1-2 minutes.

  3. Pour some of the binder in a thin stream over the dry mix, and mix with a wooden spoon. Mix well before adding more binder. Continue adding binder and mixing until you have the consistency you want.

  4. Add more binder for a sweeter/stickier mix, less for a drier, less sweet mix.

  5. Allow to cool, then cut into pieces. Finished!

    • You can toast it in the oven until everything is slightly brown and crunchy.

    • You can put the warm mix into a tupperware-type container and press into a solid chunk which can be cut into chunks after it's cold, or put into ice cube trays and made into individual blocks for the kids to take to school.





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Edit Tips



  • Customize your granola with extras such as your favourite dried fruit, cereal, or bits of dark chocolate (surprisingly healthy!)

  • Ask at your local bakery for the poppy and sesame seeds, they have them in large volume, and can give them to you for a lot less than a grocery store. If you're a good customer, you may even get them for free!

  • If keeping for a long time, refrigerate in a sealed container. There are no preservatives in this recipe.

  • Using dark brown sugar gives a strong molasses taste, if that's not your favorite flavor use light brown instead.



Edit Things You'll Need



  • Very large mixing bowl

  • Wooden spoon

  • Small saucepan

  • Baking sheet if you are going to toast it



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