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| The Breakfast Kind. |
 
Ingredients: 5 cups rolled oats, 3/4 t. salt,
1 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1 1/2 cups chopped almonds, 3/4 cup coconut shreds, 1 cup honey, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup hot water, 1/3 cup extra virgin coconut oil. Bake @ 325 for 45 minutes.
 
Rough chop makes for a crunchy bite!
It's best, in my opinion to melt your coconut oil this way. I'm not a fan of the microwave.
Butter a large cookie sheet generously, a large roasting pan would work well too.
 Spread the granola mix evenly over your well-greased pan. Place in preheated oven and stir every 15 minutes. Bake 45 minutes total. When your granola is filling your entire home with scents of oats and cinnamon, you will be that much closer to some of the best granola of your life, trust me.  After I take my granola out of the oven, I learned NOT to let it cool on the cookie sheet because it WILL stick. Take my word for it and transfer your batch to a very big bowl for the cooling process. As it cools, give it a stir now and then to keep it from clumping. But don't worry, if it gets clumpy in the cooling process you'll be able to break it apart easily enough when in fact it is cool.  This granola really is just so delicious, I can't buy store bought granola anymore and there's no need now for you either now that you're armed with the means to make your own. Note: It's a great neighbor gift too. Fill up a trusty mason jar, tie with ribbon and personalized tag and you will make someone's week with this yummy treat that's GOOD for you. Don't forget your college students, or out of nesters...they will appreciate a homemade treat from home too! Enjoy your day my friends! XOXO Rebecca of the Urban Dictionary ;) | |||
Shades of Jill? Going to bed at 4:15 a.m.!! Scandalous. You are both going to get sick. Mom
ReplyDeleteLove this Idea...but I will have to change the Coconut Oil and the Coconut for something else as I am LETHALLY ALLERGIC....Ay Ideas??
ReplyDeleteyou could try grapeseed oil and maybe dried cranberries.
DeleteDried cranberries are excellent in this granola too! Good call on grapeseed oil, so good for you. I have a baked oatmeal recipe w/ cranberries that we love just as much as the granola, seems to be a natural with oats :)
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I don't keep coconut oil on hand but love coconut! Would it work ok to sub canola oil instead? Sounds great!!
ReplyDeleteNo worries! Use vegetable or canola oil as a substitute...works great either way :)
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ReplyDeleteI am wondering if I could use Agave instead of the honey, maybe a half of a cup. What do you think?? Hubby and I are both diabetic.
ReplyDeleteI bet that would work great! I would half the amount too...to start with at least. Let me know how works :)
DeleteWow this sounds so healthy and tasty. I think this is perfect for the entire family. Eating healthy is not only good for your waist line, but it also improves your mood. I have some healthy diet meals that are delicious. Eating healthy can be just as satisfying.
ReplyDeleteWe make 3 different granola types a tropical, a plain, and a treat granola. We start with 5 cups of organic rolled oats from Wheat Montana then we use agave or honey depending who the batch is for (I need to limit sugar and increase protein so I use agave,add 1 cup of wheat germ and 1 cup oat bran and some protein powder flavor and amount depending on my mood), brown sugar, cinnamon,nutmeg,or others like pumpkin pie spices (flavorings such as vanilla, almond, coconut, cinnamon or whatever liquid flavoring sounds good)then for a regular granola we add dried cherries, cranberries, blueberries, chopped nuts (any mix you like)coconut either toasted or regular. For the tropical we use the base rolled oats,honey or agave, coconut oil,brown sugar, dried fruits such as mango,papaya, bananas, pineapple, with macadamia nuts and any others you enjoy, coconut and spices and flavorings you enjoy, wheat and oat germ. For the treat granola we use the basic rolled oats, brown sugar, honey, any dried fruit you like and any nuts you like then either chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, peanut butter chips, or other (cookie) chips you like, coconut, and other add ins like marshmallows, rice krispies or other cereals. I add flax seeds to all versions. The kids really enjoy making granola and occasioanlly we make the granola into bars for on the go breakfasts.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your site!!! I'm the newest fan. Thanks for sharing all these great ideas, especially with oils!
ReplyDeleteJust beginning to follow your posts. The researcher in me has me starting from your very first post & going through.
ReplyDeleteThe tutorial is very good but some instructions are missing. I even reloaded the page a few times. Instructions under the bowl with coconut are gone. Guessing you just mix everything all up together and then proceed. Going to add some cranberries & chopped dates I have on hand too.