Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chewy Granola

There is a bakery in Arizona that makes the best granola, I love the stuff! Last time I was down there I bought some of it, saved the packaging and then used the ingredient list to duplicate it. It isn't as good as the original, but this stuff makes a pretty great snack:
Combine in saucepan
-1/2 cup canola oil
-3/4 cup honey
-3/4 cup dark brown sugar
Cook over medium heat until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 5 minutes, then add 1 tbsp vanilla extract.
While the sugar mix is cooking heat oven to 350 and combine in large bowl
-6 cups old fashioned oats
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 1/2 cup whole almonds
-2 oz sesame seeds
-1/2 cup sunflower seed kernels
-1/2 cup pumpkin seed kernels
-Dried fruit, as much as you want to add, I have used cranberries, cherries, bananas,
chopped apricots
Mix together and then pour in sugar mixture and stir well to coat the dry ingredients. Press into a jelly roll pan, turn oven off and place the granola in the oven until the oven cools down. Break into pieces and store in air tight container.

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