Grandmas Granola Recipes

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix oats, pecans, almonds, and coconut flakes together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine vegetable oil, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir gently until it begins to boil; remove from heat. Pour over oat mixture and fold together until dry ingredients are well coated. Spread granola onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Stir and continue to bake on the top rack until golden, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes. Toss with cranberries. Store in an airtight container.

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine all dry ingredients together in a large roasting pan. Stir well to combine.
• Add oil, honey and water to dry ingedients and stir until all ingredients are well coated.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour stirring every 20 minutes.
• After 1 hour, turn off oven and continue to stir every 20 minutes until granola is golden brown.
• Cool completely and store in airtight container.

SWEET AND SALTY CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oats, oil, syrup and salt. Toss well to coat evenly. Spread the mixture on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove the baking sheet and stir in the almonds and walnuts. Bake, stirring halfway through to brown evenly, an additional 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely, then stir in the chocolate chunks.
• The granola will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

GRANDMA'S GRANOLA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325ºF. In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients (not raisins)
• 2. In a small saucepan, heat honey, oil and brown sugar - not quite to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon and vanilla.
• 3. Pour liquid mixture over cereal and stir til well mixed. Place in baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 21 minutes stirring every 7 minutes or so until golden. Add raisins, if using, the last time you stir the mixture.
• 4. Remove from oven when golden, and cool. When completely cool, store in airtight container.