Homemade Granola

"I love homemade granola--I discovered it this spring when I found about 10 recipes for granola on the internet. This is my favorite conglomeration. Sometimes I add some sesame oil too, either in addition to or in place of the vegetable oil. Enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
7 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, wheat germ, nuts, sesame seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
  • Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the oil, honey and water.
  • Toss until well combined.
  • Spread the mixture evenly on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes to keep the mixture from sticking.
  • Let it cool, then stir in the fruit.
  • Store in an airtight container.
  • Makes about 7 cups.

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Reviews

  1. Excellent jump off point for a homemade granola! Here's how we modify it to suit our family's needs. First, we use whole oats that we put through a FlicFloc hand grain flaker to make freshly rolled oats. These are AWESOME this way! We sprout the almonds first and then dehydrate them so they've got a little crunch. We crush them so they're "like" slivered almonds but a bit different. We don't use any vegetable oils. Instead, we use coconut oil as it's one of the healthiest non-animal oils available. Sometimes we use honey, sometimes maple syrup. We substitute coconut sugar for the brown sugar. Coconut sugar has a glycemic index of 35, so this is a great substitute for high glycemic sugars. It has a great, intense flavor similar to brown sugar so it's a perfect swap. We add dried cranberries, dried goldenberries, dried mulberries, dried goji berries and/or dried blueberries. Berries are SO HEALTHY and provide a great deal of phytochemicals and antioxidants so I add them to as many recipes as i can. :) Sometimes I sprout a few Brazil nuts and dehydrate and crack them like I do the almonds. Each normal-sized Brazil nut has about 130% of the selenium you need in a day, which is awesome. So I try to add a few of these when I have them available. YUM! Thanks so much for the great recipe!
     
  2. This granola is really good. I used less sesame seeds because I didn't have the full amount. Very easy and tasty.
     
  3. This is great basic formula for making different granolas. I have made it several times, both as the recipe is submitted, and with modifications. Most recently, I doubled the recipe, and made a few modifications. I substituted flax seeds and raw sunflower seeds for the sesame seeds and walnuts. Instead of honey, I used agave syrup. For the fruit, I used unsweetened dried pineapple. unsweetened shredded coconut, and unsweetened dried mango.
     
  4. YUM!! Was tired of spending so much money on granola everytime at the store. I had no idea I could make granola that tastes better and less calories than what Ive been buying! Thanks for the recipe!
     
  5. I've made this several times now, and everyone who's tasted it just loves it. I usually use a combination of dried fruits and use up whatever is in the pantry. Same for the nuts---whatever is on hand is what goes in. I used Splenda brown sugar blend----don't know if that lowers the carbs by much, but it lessens the guilt a little! :)
     
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  1. Excellent jump off point for a homemade granola! Here's how we modify it to suit our family's needs. First, we use whole oats that we put through a FlicFloc hand grain flaker to make freshly rolled oats. These are AWESOME this way! We sprout the almonds first and then dehydrate them so they've got a little crunch. We crush them so they're "like" slivered almonds but a bit different. We don't use any vegetable oils. Instead, we use coconut oil as it's one of the healthiest non-animal oils available. Sometimes we use honey, sometimes maple syrup. We substitute coconut sugar for the brown sugar. Coconut sugar has a glycemic index of 35, so this is a great substitute for high glycemic sugars. It has a great, intense flavor similar to brown sugar so it's a perfect swap. We add dried cranberries, dried goldenberries, dried mulberries, dried goji berries and/or dried blueberries. Berries are SO HEALTHY and provide a great deal of phytochemicals and antioxidants so I add them to as many recipes as i can. :) Sometimes I sprout a few Brazil nuts and dehydrate and crack them like I do the almonds. Each normal-sized Brazil nut has about 130% of the selenium you need in a day, which is awesome. So I try to add a few of these when I have them available. YUM! Thanks so much for the great recipe!
     
  2. This is great basic formula for making different granolas. I have made it several times, both as the recipe is submitted, and with modifications. Most recently, I doubled the recipe, and made a few modifications. I substituted flax seeds and raw sunflower seeds for the sesame seeds and walnuts. Instead of honey, I used agave syrup. For the fruit, I used unsweetened dried pineapple. unsweetened shredded coconut, and unsweetened dried mango.
     
  3. I subbed walnuts for sunflowers seeds and it worked very well. This is the best granola recipe I' ve ever tried. I cant wait to make more soon!
     
  4. We love granola & this one is no exception. I used this recipe as a guide for proportions and technique making some changes because of what was in the cupboard. I subbed wheat bran for wheat germ & used a mix of almonds, pecans, and walnuts. I also omitted sesame seeds, but subbed in a handful of sunflower seeds. Finally I used a mix of honey and sorghum instead of plain honey. I think my result is close to the original recipe & it was just great! Thanks meow; I will be making this again!
     
  5. Mmmmm! This is my favorite granola recipe so far. I liked the fact that it isn't sticky sweet...I might up the brown sugar just a tad, depending on which fruits I add at the end. Then again (crunch, crunch...had to have one last bowl before bed...) it tastes great as is! We don't 'do' nuts (have enough in the house already, lol) so I subbed a mix of sunflower seeds, flax seeds, oat bran, etc for that, and used orange juice instead of water, just for fun. We are all cinnamon fiends, too, so I used more of that. But other than those minor adjustments, I made it just as written. I will most certainly be making this again. My mom has been looking for something to approximate the meuslix she lived on in Kazakhstan...think I'll fix her a batch of this! Thanks so much for sharing!
     

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