Granny's Great Granola
Granny's Sweet Enough Granola Recipe
This recipe is for anyone who loves granola, but finds the comercial variety to be too sweet.
I love granola, but I don't think all granolas are equal. They aren't all good for you either. Most of the time it is too sweet. The only place I could find granola that wasn't overly sweet was a place in Michigan's Upper Peninsula called Java Joe's in St Ignace. I live in Michigan, but it is a 5 hour drive to get to St Ignace from Detroit. I needed to find a solution, so I decided to create my own recipe.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, photos in this lens are my own.
I bake my granola in a convection oven. The fan circulates for an even heat. If using a conventional oven, then increase the bake time to a total of 20-25 minutes, stirring the mixture after 10 to 12 minutes.
This recipe makes enough granola to fill two jelly roll pans. My pans are very large, if you have smaller pans, you may need to divide it between three pans.
Instructions
- 3 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
- 3 Cups Crisp Wheat Chex, crushed
- 1/2 Cup Wheat Germ
- 1/2 Cup Slivered, or chopped almonds
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans or Walnuts
- 2 Tablespoons Chia Seeds
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- 1/2 C. Fruit Juice or Apple Cider
- 2 -3 TBS honey
- 2 TBS Coconut Oil
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- Approximately 1-2 Tablespoons cinnamon to liquid mix
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- Dried fruit, such as cranberries, cherries, blue berries or raisins. 1-2 cups.
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- Preheat Convection Oven to 350 degrees.
- Coarsely crush the 3 cups of Wheat Chex. Pour into large bowl. Add the oats, wheat germ, nuts, and chia seeds to the Wheat Chex.
- Place juice in microwave to heat for 1 minute to boiling temperature.
- Add honey and oil to the juice. Stir until honey is dissolved and coconut oil is liquidized.
- Pour liquid mixture on top of oat mixture. Stir with spoon, then work with fingers until is starts to become slightly sticky. You may need to add approximately 2 TBS Water to help it along.
- Spread on to jelly roll pan that was lightly coated with oil. Sprinkle generously with Cinnamon, then bake.
- Bake in convection oven at 350 degrees for 7 minutes. Open oven and stir the mixture to aid in drying. Bake for an additional 7 minutes.
- Let cool completely, then mix in raisins, dried cranberries, and/or dried cherries as desired. Store in air tight container.
Spread Granola on Jelly Roll Pan
Bake in convection oven at 350 deg F for 7 minutes.
Stir, to evenly bake.
Bake for additional 7 minutes.
This granola can be baked in a conventional oven, but the baking time will need to be increased.
Start off with 10 minutes, stir, then an additional 10 minutes. The granola should appear slightly browned when done.
Ingredients List - Some of the ingredients used to make Granny's Granola
Less liquids are needed if omitting Chia seeds
Chia seeds can hold a lot of moisture. If you omit the seeds when making granola, then you may want to reduce the liquids by about 1/2 cup.
A few items that will come in handy for making granola
MANY WAYS TO USE GRANOLA - Easily layer with yogurt for a refreshing parfait
Here I put it in a small plastic container with a lid. My granddaughter took it to school for lunch.
You can also eat it with milk as a breakfast cereal.
Or sprinkle it on top of ice cream for dessert.
Unless otherwise noted, photos in this lens were taken by me, June Nash
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Have you eaten granola before? Do you eat it as a breakfast cereal, or sprinkle it on ice cream for dessert? Do you have other ways of serving it?
Also, if you try my recipe, I would love to hear how you liked it.
