Sunday, September 5, 2010

Easy Homemade Granola

Guess this recipe is a shout out to my sister Meagan who is supposed to be posting on this blog since this is her recipe. I'm putting it here since we are at my parents and my daughter Leah declared "I LOVE this granola". That means I'll probably be pressured into making it at our house too. Fresh fruit + yogurt + granola is always a popular breakfast choice in the morning.

3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sliced almonds
1/2 - 3/4 cup dried fruit (optional)
1/4 cup vegetable or coconut oil
1/4 cup honey or brown rice syrup
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut flakes, cinnamon, salt & almonds.

In a medium bowl, stir together the oil, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until completely combined.

Pour the honey mixture over the oats mixture and use your hands to combine them. Gather up some of the mixture in each hand and make a fist. Repeat until all of the oats are coated with the honey mixture.

Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread it out evenly leaving a few clumps for texture.

Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. After 30 minutes, lower the temperature to 250 degrees. Add fruit in the last 15 minutes of baking. Cool on parchment paper.

adapted from "Baked: New Frontiers in Baking" by Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito

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