Granola

Name: Granola
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups rolled oats; 1 cup almonds, chopped or 1 cup other nuts; 5 tablespoons maple syrup; 5 tablespoons brown sugar; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 dash salt; 1 cup dried fruit (optional); 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)

Submitted by Sanzibar -

"Easy to make and delicious. You can use whatever dried fruits and nuts suit your taste. You can also add coconut, chocolate chips, or other goodies as you like. I line my baking sheets with non-stick aluminum foil, which gives the granola the perfect texture and makes stirring and clean up very easy."

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Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 12

ingredients

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup almonds, chopped or 1 cup other nuts
5 tablespoons maple syrup
5 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves
1 dash salt
1 cup dried fruit (optional)
¹⁄₂ cup mini chocolate chip (optional)

directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with non-stick aluminum foil.
Mix the oats and the nuts in a large bowl and set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and microwave on high for one minute. Stir to dissolve the brown sugar and thoroughly mix. Microwave longer if required to dissolve all of the sugar.
Pour the mixture over the oats and nuts and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out in a single layer onto the foil-lined baking sheets. Bake for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring the mixture every 15 minutes. Allow to cool, and then add dried fruits, mini chocolate chips, or other add ins as desired.

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Sanzibar -

By day, I am a technical writer who writes online help and other documentation for software programs developed for gas, water, and electric utilities. In the evenings, I love to cook and get inventive in the kitchen. I also enjoy hiking, camping, and traveling with my husband, our two teenagers, and our dog, Dharma. With two athletic teens, we spend a lot of time at school sports events. My son is on the high school varsity wrestling team, which placed sixth this year in the state. From November - March we live and breath wrestling. Then, in March we switch to jr. high school track and field, which is my daughter's sport. I am a Christian and am very involved in many activities at our church and in our community. We belong to a small "country" church where we have found a wonderful church family that we love. Twice a year, the church holds a chicken BBQ for the community. The chicken is cooked on huge grills specially built for these events. The recipes used for the chicken, potatoes, cole slaw, rolls, and cookies date back to the early 1900s when the church first started holding chicken BBQs. The food is always fabulous and there are never any leftovers. We recently moved to South-Central Pennsylvania, which is where many Amish and Mennonite communities are located. We have enjoyed trying different Amish-style foods and restaurants and learning about their culture and life-style.

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