Chunky Granola Food

CHUNKY HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the old-fashioned oats, quick-cooking oats, whole wheat flour, flaxseed, cinnamon, salt, whole almonds, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, walnut pieces, 1/2 cup coconut flakes, 1/2 cup dried cranberries.
• In a small pan over low heat, add the coconut oil, 1/2 cup honey, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir constantly until coconut oil is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over dry ingredients and stir together with a wooden spoon or your hands until dry ingredients are mostly coated. Stir in water until granola mixture is wet and a little mushy.
• Press mixture evenly into prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 1/4 cup honey. Bake for 30 minutes or until granola starts to toast and turn a golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Once granola is cool, break it into large chunks and gently toss the chunks with a spatula so the sides that aren't golden brown are now on top. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup honey. Return to oven for 10-15 minutes or until granola is evenly toasted and golden brown.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut flakes and 1/2 cup dried cranberries. Let cool completely. Store in a jar or bag that's not completely sealed so granola stays crunchy.

CHUNKY GRANOLA RECIPE

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to upper middle position. Heat oven to 325 °F.
• Line your sheet pan with parchment paper. (it helps tremendously when it is time to clean.)
• Whisk maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and oil in a BIG bowl.
• Add the oats, almonds and walnuts in to the liquid mixture and fold until thoroughly mixed.
• Transfer the oat mixture onto baking sheet and spread it to make an even layer.
• Using the back of a ramekin* or a spatula, compress oat mixture until it is very compact.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes rotating pan once halfway through baking.
• Once baked, remove it from the oven and let it cool for 15-30 minutes.
• Break cooled granola into pieces of your desired size.
• Mix in the chopped dried fruit and shredded coconut.

CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and reserve.
• Combine brown sugar and water in a 4-cup microwave proof glass measuring cup or bowl. Place in microwave on high for 5 minutes and cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from microwave, add vanilla extract and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, and brown sugar syrup mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread the granola onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and crunchy.
• When the mixture comes out of the oven, it is still very pliable. You may choose to add in dried fruit as a finishing touch at this time. When granola has cooled completely, store in an airtight container.

HOMEMADE CHUNKY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. In very large bowl, mix oats, sunflower nuts, almonds, flour, brown sugar and salt. In small bowl, beat oil, honey and water with wire whisk until well blended. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spread on 2 ungreased large cookie sheets with sides. Place both cookie sheets in oven on 2 separate oven racks, one below the other.
• Bake 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes. Reverse position of cookie sheets in oven; bake 10 to 20 minutes longer, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets, about 30 minutes.
• Stir mixture to break apart. Stir in dried fruit. Store in tightly covered container.