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Mom's Cookbook: Got Granola?
Once you try this homemade granola, you may never buy store bought again!
Granola comes in a lot of flavors and varieties. Pour a bowl for breakfast (milk or no milk) or toss into a container of yogurt for a quick snack or lunch. How about layering it up in a parfait with some seasonal berries or even add a few pieces of chocolate for a trail mix type of snack? However you plan to eat it, there will be enough to go around as this recipes makes a lot. Thirty servings, in fact.
The nice thing about making your own granola, aside from knowing exactly what’s going into it, is you can add your favorite ingredients or omit anything you don’t care for. This homemade granola is filled with nuts and some dried cranberries, but you could easily omit some or all of the nuts and switch out the dried cranberries for cherries, apricots, dates or raisins or add in a combination. Cinnamon, vanilla, honey and maple syrup really add to the flavor, making it one of the best granolas I’ve ever had!
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Megan’s Granola
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Makes 30 servings
Ingredients:
8 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups wheat germ
1 1/2 cups oat bran
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup honey
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups raisins or sweetened dried cranberries
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil.
Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, and walnuts in a large bowl. Stir together the salt, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then pour over the dry ingredients, and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 20 minutes. Stir once halfway through. Cool, then stir in the raisins or cranberries before storing in an airtight container.
