There really are only five main ingredients to making your own granola, and then you can get fancy from there. Grain (rolled oats, puffed rice), nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc.), which really I think that nuts can be omitted if you aren't in a nutty mood :), sweetener (syrup, honey, or molasses), oil (olive oil, coconut oil, canola oil), and salt. From there you can add the seeds, dried fruits, coconut flakes, chocolate, etc. The Buzzfeed tutorial really explains everything well, and there's no sense in reinventing the wheel, so go check it out to get the nitty gritty details of what to add and why. I will include the measurements that I used though!
So, once again, the five main ingredients are grain, nuts, sweetener, oil, and salt. I added seeds and dried fruit to this particular combination. My recipe was: 3 cups oats, 1 1/2 cups nuts, 1 1/2 cups seeds (total), 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 cup syrup, ~1/4 cup olive oil, and a small handful of cranberries.
Here we go!
My ingredients: Oats, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and maple syrup (salt, cinnamon, and olive oil not pictured). I was going to dehydrate the apple and include that but decided against it this go 'round. |
I have added the olive oil and maple syrup at this point and mixed it very well to disperse them nicely. |
Mmmm.... watching it bake..... |
My homemade granola as cereal for breakfast this morning. SUCCESS!! |
So, I'd say all in all it turned out really well, was very easy, and ended up being cost effective. I am going to continue to search out better nut and seed prices to lower the cost even more. I can't wait to make it again and add different things like dehydrated apples, puffed rice, flax seeds, other dried fruits, coconut flakes, even chocolate pieces maybe?!?
Now, get to baking!!
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