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Homemade granola

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Does anyone have a recipe for homemade granola that is fairly decent? (As in, not dry and resembling cow feed?) I want to make my own granola, with honey and no sugar, but don't have any recipes. Thanks!

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Costa, I remembered watch a Good Eats segment (Alton Brown, Food network) on oats. One of the things he did was a granola. I went to their site and got the recipe. He uses brown sugar, although I am sure you could switch with honey to avoid using sugar. He doesn't use much though!!

It's rated as easy, with 10 minutes prep and 1 hour 15 to cook. The rating given based on feedback by people who've made it is 5 stars out of 5 stars. I can say that wehn i watched him make it, my mouthy was watering.

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashews
3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins

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.

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Here is the place to go to see all the reviews. A common theme was how good it works to substitue other things to fit your tastes.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/my_recipe_box/review/0,1973,FOOD_9919_17135,00.html

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Thanks Lance. I did find Alton's recipe. Except... I guess I shoulda been more specific! I'm looking for a recipe that doesn't use sugar. Honey is OK, but no refined sugars at all.

I googled around last night, and even used SOAR. I was kinda sorta trying to find a vanilla almond granola made only with honey.

If I can't find anything, I'm gonna modify Alton's recipe. I'm gonna remove the sugar and maple syrup, add honey, and add a few other things such as wheat germ and other stuff to increase the healthy quotient.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
How's this one? I haven't tried it....I googled under recipe granola honey almond. No vanilla in it, but you could throw some in or store with a vanilla bean!

Abigail's Hotel
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Specialty Recipe
Abigail's Granola

Ingredients:
1 cup oats
1 cup poppy seeds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup bran
1 cup pecans
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup honey
Chop pecans and mix all the dry ingredients together. Add the oil and honey and mix well. Spread on a well-greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until brown. Stir the granola a few times to ensure even baking.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Thanks Yes. That's pretty close to what I've decided I'm gonna do. I think it's basically one cup of everything, although I'm gonna add more oats and take out the seeds.

Turns out that the B&B recipes that I found are all very similar to yours. So I'm thinking I'm gonna hafta experiment a bit, using smaller quanitities, until I get it right! I'll keep ya posted.

And if anyone else has any recipes, I'm all for 'em!