Homemade Granola
Make your own granola. It’s easy. It’s cost effective and way tastier than anything you’ll buy in the store. Go to the bulk section in your grocer for the ingredients.
Ingredients
-3 cups of rolled oats
-1/2 cup walnuts
-1 cup whole cashews
-1/2 cup shredded coconut
-1/4 cup dark brown sugar
-1/3 cup maple syrup
-3 tblsp safflower oil
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 1/2 cups dried fruit (cherries, raisins, apricots-your choice)
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Take the oil and maple syrup and mix in a small bowl. In another bowl mix the oats, nuts, coconut sugar and salt. Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir to evenly coat. Take two large sheet pans cover the bottom with parchment or wax paper. Lay the ingredients in an even layer and place in the oven for approximately 1 to 1/2 hours stirring every twenty minutes. The granola is cooked when it turns a warm golden brown color. Remove and mix in the dried fruits.
2 comments
Sheila says:
May 22, 2011
Hello – Could you please give me the Calorie breakdown of this homemade Granola?
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Fiber? Protein? Sugars? Thank you
Leeza says:
May 22, 2011
I inputted this into my fav calorie counting site (caloriecount.about.com) and got this:
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup cashews
1/2 cup coconut, shredded
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp safflower oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup raisins
Nutrition Facts
8 servings
Serving Size 111 g
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 458
Calories from Fat 193
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.5g33%
Saturated Fat 4.0g20%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 158mg7%
Total Carbohydrates 62.7g21%
Dietary Fiber 5.6g22%
Sugars 29.9g
Protein 9.5g
Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 6% • Iron 19%
Nutrition Grade B
I wasn’t sure how many servings a batch this size would make so I used the standard 8 serving sizes.