Granola is good. It's good by itself. It's good in a bowl with milk. It's good mixed with yogurt and fruit.
It's so versatile and I love making it at home because you know what's in it and you can make it however you like. I've bought it at the store before but it's just not as good as homemade and it has an "old" or "stale" taste to it. Blech! So, without further adieu here's the recipe I use, which has been adapted from Alton Brown's recipe.
Granola
Ingredients:
3 C rolled oats
2 C nuts (you can use all of 1 nut or a mixture of: chopped/slivered almonds, cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds, etc.)
3/4 C shredded or flaked coconut
1/4 C plus 2 T coconut palm sugar
2 t cinnamon, optional (to taste...I didn't measure it when I put it in)
1/4 C plus 2 T maple syrup
1/4 C coconut oil, melted
3/4 t salt
1 cup dried fruit (raisins, craisins, apples, etc.), optional
--- I don't like dried fruit in my granola but my kids and husband do so I make a separate batch for them.
It's so versatile and I love making it at home because you know what's in it and you can make it however you like. I've bought it at the store before but it's just not as good as homemade and it has an "old" or "stale" taste to it. Blech! So, without further adieu here's the recipe I use, which has been adapted from Alton Brown's recipe.
Granola
Ingredients:
3 C rolled oats
2 C nuts (you can use all of 1 nut or a mixture of: chopped/slivered almonds, cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds, etc.)
3/4 C shredded or flaked coconut
1/4 C plus 2 T coconut palm sugar
2 t cinnamon, optional (to taste...I didn't measure it when I put it in)
1/4 C plus 2 T maple syrup
1/4 C coconut oil, melted
3/4 t salt
1 cup dried fruit (raisins, craisins, apples, etc.), optional
--- I don't like dried fruit in my granola but my kids and husband do so I make a separate batch for them.
