Granola

Submitted by NHNichole

"This is a recipe which believe it or not I got in the 7th grade during home ec. It is a really easy and great snack. I recommend it for all ages and also as a kid-friendly recipe. ** I have made changes to this recipe to make it easier to follow....I apologize for any confusion! Let me know if it happens again!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 cups oatmeal (Either Quick Oats or Old Fashioned, they both work well)
• 1⁄3 cup coconut (may be ommitted)
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup raisins (may be ommitted)

directions

1. Pour oatmeal into a glass microwaveable dish and cook for two minutes; stirring once. (YES microwave the oats! I'm not sure why, but this is how I learned to do it in my 7th grade home ec class and it has worked for me every time).
2. Combine all other ingredients into a bowl.
3. Add in oatmeal.
4. Stir until well blended.
5. To finish, use either the microwave or oven. Both methods are listed below --
6. Microwave method: Pour mixture into a glass dish and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Stir every minute.
8. Cool on wax paper.
9. Enjoy!
10. OR --
11. Oven method: Pour mixture into a large cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
12. Stir every 5 minutes.
13. Add 1/2 cup of raisins.
14. Cool on wax paper.
15. Enjoy!

Reviews

[schmme]

I have made this granola four times now. I have used it as a gift, given it away, and had it eaten by my kids. It is wonderful. I made it just as the recipe described. One trick that I have learned is to mix all of the dry ingrediants together and then mix in the liquid ingrediants. This tends to help with the brown sugar distribution! 5 stars! I love it!

 

[CindyMarie]

This is excellent granola! I skip the coconut and add 1/2 cup sliced almonds. I've made it several times and learned a few things along the way as I experimented: 1) The oil/brown sugar/honey mixture was very clumpy which made it hard to evenly stir into the oats and it left brown sugar/honey clumps in the final product. I solved this by microwaving the honey/brown sugar/oil for one minute before stirring into the oats. This worked like a charm to partially disolve the sugar and make it more smooth. 2) The more oats you add, the less it clumps when cooled. I've found 3 1/2 cups old fashioned oats to be the right balance of sweetness and clumping for us.

 

[miraclelove77]

GREAT basic recipe for granola! As recommended by some I did 4 cups of old fashion oats, craisins, and almonds, and added a little more oats when I was done because I found it too sweet. The second batch I did I added a cup of coconut, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 5 tbs of honey, 4 cups of oats, and omitted the cinnamon--BEST granola I've ever had! I used to have a recipe just like it but I lost it, so THANK YOU. and I love that you can microwave it! It's so simple and so quick. make this, you won't regret it!

 

[seaglass]

I have made this many times now as my basic recipe. I have subbed butter for oil, raw cane sugar or honey for brown sugar and added other mix in and it has always turned out! I might need to add more oats if I use honey to keep it from being soggy, but the tecnique is perfect!

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

Super easy granola recipe that can be adapted a bunch of different ways! It comes together quickly and turns out so delicious.