Recently I tried making my own granola. It ended up being quite simple, and I recommend trying it yourself. Dakota and I both find most store-bought granolas way too sweet and full of "extra" flavors. So, my goal was to make granola that was simple, healthy and tasty.
My batch was made using this recipe from Curious Bird blog, with some minor changes. I also doubled the recipe, because we tend to go through cereal pretty quickly. I am storing some of the granola in a mason jar in the freezer where it will keep longer, and the rest has been steadily disappearing from the pantry.
Basically, you just stir together a bunch of oats, nuts and coconut flakes, add a little sugar, spices and oil and bake the whole thing in the oven until its toasty. Then you add raisins or other dried fruit and you're done. Simple as that.
I may experiment a bit more on my next batch, but probably not too much. The point is to have a simple, hearty breakfast cereal for less than it would cost in stores. So, getting too fancy would be beside the point.
yum! we live on homemade granola around here.
Wow! I also dislike the sweet rich taste of store bought granola and I was thinking of making my own. Now, I think I will!
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When i went gluten free it became imperative to do this. Do without the oil. start with gluten free oats and by changing the ingredients, change the entire thing. Last batch had dried strawberries and dried apples. This batch is dried pineapple, dried bananas, and coconut, with some ginger added to the spices. Takes a little bit to get it down, but it is OH SO GOOD!