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Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!

Victoria

So…I’m feelin’ my oats (as they say)…or…eating my oats!

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I made some granola for Poppy to eat while I was on my trip to Utah. I think that is all he ate…and time to make some more.

There are a lot of great recipes for Granola on the web…but I have always used this simple recipe. You can mix it up with different dried fruits and nuts…and it is always great! My kids loved it…and Poppy still does!

Mom’s Homemade Granola

(Select the following link for a printable version of the recipe).

https://sites.google.com/site/recipesfromhomeandtherange/home/mom-s-homemade-granola

Ingredients:

 4 cups Quaker Old Fashioned Oats (not quick cooking)

1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (or ½ and ½)

¼ cup (packed) brown sugar

1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon

¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or omit the pie spice and increase cinnamon to 1 ½ teaspoons)

 ¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup honey

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 *1 cup dried fruit (for this batch I used 1/3 cup chopped dates, 1/3 cup dried cranberries and 1/3 cup raisins).

 Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a bowl mix the oats, coconut, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and pie spice.

 In a saucepan heat the oil and honey together… just enough to melt the honey. Blend well. Add vanilla and mix well.

Pour the liquid over the oat mixture. Stir gently with a spatula or wooden spoon.  Mix by hand if you need to break up any clumps.

 Spread the granola, evenly, on a large cookie sheet or baking pan (15 x 10).

 Bake 40 minutes, or longer if necessary, until granola is a golden brown, stirring carefully every 10 to 15 minutes.

 Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Stir in dried fruit of your choice. Seal granola in an airtight container or self-sealing plastic bag.

 Note: The Granola can be stored for one week in an airtight container or ziplock bag and up to three months in the freezer.

 *Other good choices for dried fruit are dried apricots, bananas, cherries or pineapple or blueberries.

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 We added some sliced bananas…so good! I think I shall enjoy my next bowl with some fresh blueberries.

Enjoy…sow some wild oats (carefully…not too wild)!

Wishing you a day that is blessed simply, simply blessed (maybe with some oatie goodness).

Happy Trails…

‘Til we meet again!

Vee

Published by Victoria

Passionate about Home, Family and The Range (Our new home in the South and homestyle cooking).

12 thoughts on “Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!”

  1. Very similar granola at our B&B Brewster By The Sea; dried Apricots are great, I really like your Pumpkin Spice idea since I am not a big fan of the “over use” of cinamon.

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    1. Awesome! B&B Brewster….By The Sea…sounds wonderful! I think you’ll like the Pumpkin Pie Spice….especially good with apricots! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments. I’ll check out your B&B! Hmm….maybe I should check IN! 🙂 Have a great day!

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    1. Yes…I think the granola would definitely be good made into bars. Just the honey for a binder would make a pretty sticky bar? I’ll see what I can come up with to make a suitable bar. Nice thought! I do love granola bars. If you try it that way…let me know how it turns out. 🙂 Thank you for the thought and for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

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      1. I remember making some from a recipe I saw… but it was years ago and I can’t remember exactly what went into it. I *think* there was just a little honey added. The bars were actually a little hard after baking but still delicious.

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      2. I have seen some different options with granola bar recipes. I tried one over the weekend…didn’t like it! I think I will try some other recipes. I can see why the bars would be hard. I’ll get back to the ‘test kitchen’ at ‘The Range’. 🙂

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  5. This sounds like so yummy and I love good granola. I will be making this soon. I like that you gave so many different options. Something for everyone. Sandy

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    1. Excellent! I think my next batch will be with dried apricots and sliced almonds. There are a lot of ‘nutty’ options that I didn’t list. Let me know how you make yours and how you like it. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!

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