Homemade Granola

[tater03]

A friend of mine found this recipe and I thought you all might like it.

2 Cups oats (Quick oats work fine)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/3 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup honey (or if you don't eat honey, use 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/8 cup raw sugar)
1/4 cup light olive oil
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Drizzle honey and oil over mix and combine until evenly coated.

Bake Granola on a flat pan, stirring once, for 15-25 min, or until golden brown.

[SageMother]

You just reminded me that I have some oatmeal here. What a great way to satisfy the cravings for sweet and crunchy!

[Ricardo]

Thanks for posting the recipe. I never thought of making granola, but I like the idea of controlling the amount of sugar and fat.

[SageMother]

Does the olive oil just keep the granola from sticking to the pan or does it enhance the nutritional quality?

[riskey58]

Thanks for the recipe it sounds really good. I am for sure going to try this. I like munching on things and something like this would be very good.

[cassie]

I love granola and this sounds like an easy recipe. I am going to give it a shot. I have the munchies for something sweet and this sounds perfect.

[tater03]

I really in all honesty don't see any enhancement with the olive oil. I just thought it mainly helped it to not stick to the pan.

[enna]

I am such a big fan of granola and whole wheat grain! Do you have any more granola recipes?