My jumper friend from college, Kelsey Cantrall, gave me a recipe for homemade granola a while back. She boasted that her boys LOVE eating it for breakfast so I thought I'd give it a try! This has a few little modifications... but seriously, it's simple, quick and SUPER DELICIOUS! My boys will eat it everyday, multiple times a day if I let them, until it is all gone... about 4 days later. And for a bonus today... I have a few pics of it. Enjoy!!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups quick-oats
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 & 1/2 cups sliced almonds
- 1 & 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup canola oil (she uses coconut, the recipe said cooking - use what you want!)
- 1/3 cup agave nectar (it calls for honey - I've done both but prefer the agave - I get it at Grocery Outlet for cheap)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
- preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix the oats, flour, almonds, dried cranberries, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. In the microwave, gently warm oil & agave nectar (or honey). Stir in vanilla. Carefully pour liquid over oat mixture. Stir gently with a wooden spoon.
- spread granola in a 9x13 baking dish. Bake 40 mins, stirring carefully every 10 minutes. Transfer granola-filled pan to a rack; cool completely. Seal granola in an airtight container. Store at room temperature.
* the original recipe says to add in the dried cranberries after the granola is done, but I like to have them be a little chewier and have that baked taste. I actually kept forgetting & just dumping them in, but hey, I like it anyway! You can try both and see what you think!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups quick-oats
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 & 1/2 cups sliced almonds
- 1 & 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup canola oil (she uses coconut, the recipe said cooking - use what you want!)
- 1/3 cup agave nectar (it calls for honey - I've done both but prefer the agave - I get it at Grocery Outlet for cheap)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
- preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix the oats, flour, almonds, dried cranberries, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. In the microwave, gently warm oil & agave nectar (or honey). Stir in vanilla. Carefully pour liquid over oat mixture. Stir gently with a wooden spoon.
- spread granola in a 9x13 baking dish. Bake 40 mins, stirring carefully every 10 minutes. Transfer granola-filled pan to a rack; cool completely. Seal granola in an airtight container. Store at room temperature.
* the original recipe says to add in the dried cranberries after the granola is done, but I like to have them be a little chewier and have that baked taste. I actually kept forgetting & just dumping them in, but hey, I like it anyway! You can try both and see what you think!
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