Ohh! Sweet Granola

Submitted by Rakow

"My boss said "make some granola"...So I did. I put in what I liked and this is the result. Ohh! Sweet Granola."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 18 Cups

ingredients

• 10 cups oats
• 2 cups chopped walnuts or 2 cups slivered almonds (or both)
• 1 1⁄2 cups coconut
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 2⁄3 cup honey
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 2 cups raisins or 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
3. Add the oil, honey and water.
4. Toss until well combined.
5. Spread the mixture evenly on a cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes to keep the mixture from sticking.
7. Let it cool.
8. Then stir in the fruit or chocolate chips.
9. Store in an air tight container.

Reviews

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

This is a 10-star recipe in my book. It shot right to the top of my "favorite granola" list. Excellent! I used unsweetened coconut and mini chocolate chips so the resulting granola wasn't overly sweet but rather just right. I used walnuts, which I loved, but I bet if you use the almonds it would be like Almond Joy Granola. YUM! The only 'problem' I had was it makes so much it was hard to stir to get it all coated, even though I was using my largest bread bowl. Next time I'll probably mix it in a roasting pan to make that step a little easier. Other than that, the recipe worked beautifully and the resulting granola was fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[HeidiSue]

I made this today and am enjoying it as I type. I am making my way through several granola recipes to find the one I love the most. This is number two and while very good, I am still looking for something different. Thanks!

 

[StacyW]

Oh Wow! This is really good stuff. It has just come out of the oven, and I can't even wait to let it cool before sampling it. YUMMY!! I can't wait until it cools and i can add crasins and chocolate chips. Although, it is great without them!!

 

[Roosie]

Good! I didn't do chocolate chips - just golden raisins - because all I had was full-sized and that seemed a little intimidating. I'm sure it would be delicious as Marg suggested with almond and mini chocolate chips. I used walnuts and added a little bit of cardamom just to mix it up. This is not a clumpy granola, but the flavor is very good and I really like the coconut flavor and texture. I found the cooking-time to be dead-on. I made a half recipe in a glass 9x13 dish and it worked great. I really liked that this was honey and sugar sweetened rather than just one or the other as many recipes are. Thanks!

 

[zzzzz]

I love granola. I love this granola.