Marvelous Granola Crunch Munch Food

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.

MARVELOUS GRANOLA CRUNCH MUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add moist ingredients.
• Stir well and spread on baking sheet (lined with parchment paper).
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until golden brown.
• Take out of the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Eat and enjoy =).

CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave proof cup.
• Microwave on high 5 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla and salt.
• In large mixing bowl, mix oats, nuts, and brown sugar mixture.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Spread onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes-1 hour until golden brown.
• When granola has cooled completely, add fruits if you wish and store in airtight container.

CRUNCHY GRANOLA (MUESLI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all the dry ingredients in the baking pan (first six items). Add raisins (or other dried fruits) after cooking.
• Heat the butter, honey, milk and salt in a small saucepan until all the butter melts.
• Dribble honey-butter mixture over dry ingredients, and mix well to moisten all the dry ingredients.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on how hot your oven runs), stirring frequently.
• This can easily over-brown (burn), so keep an eye on it.
• Remove from oven and stir in the raisins or other dried fruit.
• When cool, store in an airtight container. It keeps very well.

GRANOLA CRUNCH MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Combine the first three ingredients together in a bowl, and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Combine oats and remaining ingredients together and stir into the dried fruit mixture.
• Sprinkle granola mixture over a cookie sheet, and bake at 250 degrees for about 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes, to prevent burning, until crunchy.
• Cool granola to room temperature.
• Store in air tight container.

CRUNCH AND MUNCH

Steps:

• Spread popcorn and peanuts on a baking sheet and keep warm in your oven set to 300 degrees while you prepare the butter toffee.
• You don't need to preheat the oven.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat.
• Add sugar and corn syrup and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Pop a candy thermometer into the mixture and watch it closely.
• When the thermometer reaches 300 degrees pour the candy over the warm popcorn and peanuts.
• Stir well so that the candy coats the popcorn.
• Put the popcorn back into the oven for 5 minutes, then stir it again to coat the popcorn.
• Repeat if necessary to thoroughly coat all of the popcorn.
• Pour coated popcorn and peanuts onto wax paper.
• When cool, break up the chunks into bite-size pieces and store it all in a covered container.