For my one and only devoted follower....
This recipe is pretty basic and is easily adapted to your preferences. It was my go-to midnight snack while pregnant and truth be told, it still is! I like it best straight out of the oven when it is still warm with a little milk poured over it, but it's pretty delicious with homemade yogurt and fruit too! Or by the handful. Dang it, it's just good, okay? You're going to have to make it yourself to see!
Granola
6 cups rolled oats (or any combination of rolled grains)
2 cups flour (soft white whole wheat is preferred)
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1 cup raw wheat germ
2 cups nuts
1 cup oil - olive oil, melted coconut oil, or butter
1 cup honey
3/4 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 cups dried fruit
Optional: 2 Tbsp acid medium (whey, lemon juice, yogurt, kefir, apple cider vinegar, or cultured buttermilk)
Soaked version: Combine acid, water, oil, honey, flour, oats, and wheat germ. Cover and allow to sit at room temperature for at least seven hours, preferably 12-24 hours. Add all remaining ingredients except dried fruit. Spread mixture on two cookie sheets and bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.
Unsoaked Version: Combine oats, flour, coconut, flax seed meal, and nuts in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine water, oil, honey, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Spread mixture on two cookie sheets and bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.
Don't be tempted to bake your granola longer. It will crisp up as it cools, so it may seem a little soft when you first take it out of the oven. Add your dried fruit and enjoy!
Some of my favorite fruit-nut combinations:
Blueberry-Pecan with a little lemon zest.
Blueberry-Walnut.
Cranberry-Almond. Add 1 tsp almond extract and a little orange zest! Yumm!
Apple-Raisin-Walnut, a classic. Also good with apple juice or cider in place of the water.
Peach-Almond.
Cherry-Almond.
This recipe is pretty basic and is easily adapted to your preferences. It was my go-to midnight snack while pregnant and truth be told, it still is! I like it best straight out of the oven when it is still warm with a little milk poured over it, but it's pretty delicious with homemade yogurt and fruit too! Or by the handful. Dang it, it's just good, okay? You're going to have to make it yourself to see!
Granola
6 cups rolled oats (or any combination of rolled grains)
2 cups flour (soft white whole wheat is preferred)
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1 cup raw wheat germ
2 cups nuts
1 cup oil - olive oil, melted coconut oil, or butter
1 cup honey
3/4 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 cups dried fruit
Optional: 2 Tbsp acid medium (whey, lemon juice, yogurt, kefir, apple cider vinegar, or cultured buttermilk)
Soaked version: Combine acid, water, oil, honey, flour, oats, and wheat germ. Cover and allow to sit at room temperature for at least seven hours, preferably 12-24 hours. Add all remaining ingredients except dried fruit. Spread mixture on two cookie sheets and bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.
Unsoaked Version: Combine oats, flour, coconut, flax seed meal, and nuts in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine water, oil, honey, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Spread mixture on two cookie sheets and bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.
Don't be tempted to bake your granola longer. It will crisp up as it cools, so it may seem a little soft when you first take it out of the oven. Add your dried fruit and enjoy!
Some of my favorite fruit-nut combinations:
Blueberry-Pecan with a little lemon zest.
Blueberry-Walnut.
Cranberry-Almond. Add 1 tsp almond extract and a little orange zest! Yumm!
Apple-Raisin-Walnut, a classic. Also good with apple juice or cider in place of the water.
Peach-Almond.
Cherry-Almond.
What's your favorite way to eat/flavor your granola?
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