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Tasty Tuesday: Make Your Own Granola!

August 30, 2011 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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This past week, I’ve been struggling to find things that I can give my son.  Most boxes cereals have soy as an ingredient.  My son LOVES cereal and would eat it all day long if I’d let him.  After a very frustrating trip to the grocery store, and purchasing a tiny $4.99 box of granola, I decided to take matters in my own hands.  I thought it would be hard to make granola but it was surprisingly very easy!  I even had all the ingredients in my pantry!  Let’s make some granola!

Ingredients:

  • 4 Cups Rolled Oats
  • 3/4 cup pecans
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup raisins

First things first, grab your strongest kid and put them to work smashing the pecans!  I like to put the pecans in a baggie and then give my son a meat tenderizer to hammer them out.

While your kid is happily pounding away, bring the oil, honey, cinnamon, and brown sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to make sure all ingredients are well dissolved and blended.  Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract.

Combine the oats and pecans in a large bowl and pour the brown sugar mixture over the oats and pecans.  Stir well to coat.

Pour out the oats on a pan in a single layer and cook for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees.  Stir after 10 minutes.

Cool completely before adding the raisins.  Store in an airtight container.

Have you made granola before?  What’s your favorite recipe?

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