Crunchy Granola

"This granola makes a GREAT, filling snack. Good dry or with milk. It is very addictive, but it's good for you, so enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
10 cups
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oven to 275 degrees F.
  • Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave proof cup.
  • Microwave on high 5 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla and salt.
  • In large mixing bowl, mix oats, nuts, and brown sugar mixture.
  • Mix thoroughly.
  • Spread onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes-1 hour until golden brown.
  • When granola has cooled completely, add fruits if you wish and store in airtight container.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can I use all 1 minute quick oats, it's all I currently have.. should I cut it in half? Also since I can't do the 1/2quick 1/2 old fashion oats to achieve the "crunchy chunky" granola( that everybody talking bout lol) I was going to use a thick sweetener such as the syrup to help it stick together instead of using water, good idea or nahh??
     
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Reviews

  1. Delicious; I used 1/2 cup of orange juice instead of water. I just made a "ginger spice" version to make it a little seasonal... so delicious: with the nuts, I added 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp ground ginger and after cooling completely, 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries.
     
  2. I am 14 and I made this for my family of ten. I multiplied the recipe by 4! It's addicting! So good! Thank you!!!
     
  3. I love this recipe. I substitute some maple syrup for some of the brown sugar and typically add walnuts and almonds (raw and unsalted). This is great with banana chips, extra nuts and cinnamon for a banana bread granola. I've also done dried apples, raisins and cinnamon, coconut and apricot, apricot and cranberry and even banana/coconut/pineapple. It won't give you "clusters" but it's easy and delicious no matter what the combo.
     
  4. The taste of this granola was ok, the problem is that there is nothing that helps it bind. It ended up falling apart, not like you would expect granola to clump. It needs either some honey, corn syrup and maybe some oil. It just was kind of blah. It's good base though, I liked the flavor of the brown sugar.
     
  5. I just made this and it is awesome stuff! I used 4 cups of regular oats and 4 cups of quick oats as someone else had suggested and got lots of nuggets. I also added some cinnamon, coconut, chopped dried apricots, dried cranberries and raisins after it was cooled ( about 3/4 cup of each). I will definitely be making this again.. Thanks so much for posting this recipe!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Finally, a recipe that actually clusters! Using egg white had never worked for me. After reading some reviews, I decided to blend 1c of the oats to create a binding oat flour. I DISCOVERED THE SECRET TO BIG CLUSTERS! I've been inspired by fall flavors lately so I made apple spice granola. I replaced the water with cider and added 2tbsp butter to the sugar/cider. Then added chopped pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It would probably be amazing with dried apples!
     
  2. I used this as a basic recipe to make a delicious granola we enjoyed with unhomoginised organic yogurt. I used some organic cane sugar and molasses as that was the only type of sugar I had on hand. It worked well. We got chunks of granola which we like. I used a little less water because of using molasses, alcohol free vanilla from the health food shop, less sea salt, wheat free organic oats, a bit of sliced almonds, but mostly walnuts in place of pecans, for the dried fruit which is very important to add only after cooking I added organic raisins, organic dried apricots, and dates. I will use this recipe again inshallah Allah. In fact I already bought more oats for it!
     
  3. Absolutely awesome! Hubby and I are addicted! Great with vanilla yogurt or milk. It doesn't last long at our house! Only changes I've made are to use walnuts instead of almonds, and about 1/4 cup of real maple syrup with the brown sugar water. So many ways to tweak and enhance! Thanks for a great granola!
     
  4. I love this recipe. I substitute some maple syrup for some of the brown sugar and typically add walnuts and almonds (raw and unsalted). This is great with banana chips, extra nuts and cinnamon for a banana bread granola. I've also done dried apples, raisins and cinnamon, coconut and apricot, apricot and cranberry and even banana/coconut/pineapple. It won't give you "clusters" but it's easy and delicious no matter what the combo.
     
  5. Delicious; I used 1/2 cup of orange juice instead of water. I just made a "ginger spice" version to make it a little seasonal... so delicious: with the nuts, I added 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp ground ginger and after cooling completely, 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries.
     

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