Salted Coconut Granola Food

TOASTED-COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Place oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, pecans, syrup, olive oil, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Spread granola mixture in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven and bake, stirring every 10 minutes, until granola is toasted, about 45 minutes.
• Remove granola from oven and season with salt. Let cool completely before serving or storing in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

MOM'S COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line a 9-inch square baking sheet with foil, allowing the foil to extend over the sides of the pan. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix the oats, almonds, coconut, cranberries, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
• Combine butter, honey and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the butter melts and the mixture begins to boil. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the butter mixture over the dry ingredients, stirring with a rubber spatula until well coated. Transfer the oat mixture to the prepared pan, and using the spatula, press the oats evenly into pan.
• Bake until the top is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Using the foil, lift the granola out of pan and place it on work surface. Crumble the granola into pieces and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

SALTED COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 300°F. Whisk agave and oil in a large bowl. Stir in oats, coconut flakes, pecans, rice cereal, sesame seeds, salt, and cinnamon until combined.
• Whisk egg white and 1 Tbsp. water in a small bowl. Add to oat mixture and toss to evenly coat.
• Divide oat mixture between 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets. Bake granola, rotating sheets top to bottom and back to front and gently stirring halfway through, until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks. Let granola cool before transferring to airtight containers.
• Do ahead
• Granola can be made 1 week ahead; store tightly covered at room temperature.

SALTED CARAMEL GRANOLA

Steps:

• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 300°F.
• In a large bowl, toss together the toasted oats, flax seeds, and almonds. Set aside.
• Add the water to a small saucepan. Pour the sugar into the center of the pan (in a pile so it doesn't touch the sides). Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat just a little to medium high. Let the mixture cook. It will need to simmer for about 10 minutes until it turns a pretty amber caramel color. WATCH IT CLOSELY! It goes from perfect to burn pretty quickly.
• When the color looks right, place the pan in the sink. Add the milk or cream. The mixture will sizzle and bubble up. Stir quickly until it's smooth, then stir in the vanilla. Pour the caramel over the oats and almonds and toss to coat.
• Add the honey and oil to the same saucepan. Heat over medium until they blend. Scrape into the bowl.
• Use a spatula to turn the mixture over a few times. Scrape onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer. Sprinkle with the sea salt.
• Bake for about 30 minutes. Let it cool completely. The granola will scrape off the parchment in oat clusters.
• Notes.
• To toast the oats, preheat the oven to 350°F. Scatter the oats evenly across the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan, and let them toast in the oven, stirring at least once, for about 15 minutes.

CHEWY COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• In a very large bowl mix together oats, wheat bran, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds.
• Combine in a sauce pan olive oil,honey, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt.
• Heat on medium heat until all are dissolved and form a "syrup".
• Pour the "syrup" into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix very well, try to ensure every piece is evenly coated, stir, smash, stir.
• When all is mixed well stir in coconut and raisins.
• Put half of mixture into a glass 9x13 baking dish and spread evenly without packing down.
• If you have two glass dishes you can bake both at once.
• Bake at 275 for 40 minutes, then leaving pans in oven, turn up oven to 325 and bake for another 12-15 minutes.
• Stir granola just once when it comes out and leave it alone to cool, if there are clumps do not break them up.
• Allow to COOL COMPLETELY before removing from pan or serving.
• Store in an airtight container or gallon size freezer bags.
• Serve with milk or soy milk or rice milk as you would breakfast cereal.