Description
This is a healthy granola recipe that you can modify to suit your taste and the ingredients you have on hand. We’ll use a base of oats, add nuts and seeds, some coconut and use real maple syrup along with a mix of spices for a unique and personalized flavor.
Ingredients
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- 8 cups Oats
- 1 cup Slivered Almonds
- 3/4 cup Chopped Cashews or Peanut Halves
- 3/4 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds
- 1/2 cup Flax Seeds
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Shredded Coconut
- 2 Tbls Cinnamon
- 1 Tbls Cardamom
- 1 Tbls Garam Masala
- 1/2 Tbls Nutmeg
- 3/4 cup Peanut Oil
- 3/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Currants (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Put the oats in a large mixing bowl. Add the nuts, seeds, brown sugar and coconut. Mix thoroughly.
- Add the spices and mix thoroughly.
- In a small mixing bowl wisk together the oil, maple syrup and salt. Add to the oat mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Grease 2 11 X 16 sheet cake pans and pour half the granola mixture into each. Pack down with a wooden spoon.
- Bake in a 250 degree oven for 2 hours. Rotate the pans every 1/2 hour for an even bake.
- Let cool for an hour. Spread the currants over the pans (if using). Break up the granola with a spatula and store in an airtight container.
Notes
For chunkier granola, pack it tightly in the pans and don’t stir it when rotating the pans.
For looser granola pack it loosely in the pans and stir it every time you rotate the pans.
