Yummy Homemade Granola Food

GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.
• Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.

YUMMY, HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Put oats in a microwaveable bowl and cook for two minutes, stirring after one. (This warms the oats helping to melt all the ingredients together).
• Add remaining ingredients, except the dried fruit, and stir until very well blended.
• Pour mixture into two large oven safe dishes and bake for 20 minutes, stirring every five.
• Add dried fruit.
• Spread on wax paper to cool.

YUMMY HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• In your biggest mixing bowl, mix together; oats, almonds, walnuts and coconut.
• In a small bowl mix together: 1/2 C honey, 1 C applesauce, 2 Tbsp vanilla, 1/2 C brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 2 Tbsp vegetable oil.
• Pour the applesauce mixture over the oat mixture and combine thoroughly. Use your hands (preferred) or a spoon and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Spread the mixture over two baking sheets and bake at 250 F for about 1 hour 20 minutes.
• If the baking sheet is light it will take about 1 hour 20 minutes, if it's dark/non-stick it will take about 1 hour (these are {abouts} it will depend on your oven, you want the granola to have turned a lovely golden brown. It will get crispy after it's removed from the oven and allowed to cool.
• stir the granola every 20 minutes.
• remove from the heat and allow to cool, this is when it will crisp up.
• add in dried fruit: cranberries, raisins, cherries, apples etc....
• this recipe will yield 1 gallon sized storage bag.

HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
• Toast nuts in pan over stove until lightly brown.
• Mix the fruit juice, honey, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, and spices in a large bowl. It's okay to add more honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, or spices - just depends how you like your granola to taste.
• Add oats and nuts into honey mixture and combine together.
• Spread mixture on a baking sheet and bake 30 minutes until golden. Stir occasionally. Use your best judgement when baking. I like mine a little crunchy, so sometimes I bake it 40 minutes.
• Leave on pan to cool.
• If you are using dried fruit stir in once completely cooled.
• Store granola in container with lid (not in refrigerator). It will last about a week or a little longer. Add granola to vanilla yogurt, or with milk, or eat plain.

YUMMY HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Warm honey, oil, vanilla & salt in microwave.
• Mix dry ingredients (minus raisins) in bowl and pour honey mixture over top - stir to coat.
• Spread mixture evenly over two cookie sheets.
• Bake for 30 minutes in 300 degree oven.
• Stir often.
• Cool.
• Add raisins.
• Store in dry, airtight container.
• Enjoy!