I like granola but any stuff I get always has something in it that I either don’t like or am not really fond of. To solve this problem, I decided to make my own. I first started looking for granola recipes and found this one. It also has stuff in it which I don’t like, so I decided to modify it. Here is what I came up with:
- 3 C rolled oats
- 1 C cashews
- 1 C pecans
- 1/4 C dark brown sugar
- 1/4 C maple syrup
- 1/4 C vegetable oil
- 3/4 t salt
- 1 C raisins
- 1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts and brown sugar and mix completely with your hands. In a 1 C capacity mesasuring cup, combine the oil, maple syrup, and salt. Wisk with a fork until the syrup and oil combine. Pour the oil/syrup mixture into the large bowl of dry ingredients. Mix until all the dry ingredients are coated. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (will help with cleanup later) and spread mixture onto sheet evenly. Cook for 5 15 minute increments, mixing up the mixture in between. Once done in the oven, place into a clean large bowl and let cool completely, otherwise the chocolate chips will melt. Add the chocolate chips and raisins and mix completely. Makes 14 1/2 C servings at 325 calories each.
Variations
One variation I did on this recipe is to replace the pecans with macadamia nuts and the chocolate chips with white chocolate chips and to add 1/2 C dried blueberries. That results to being 15 1/2 C servings at 330 calories.
Another variation is to replace the pecans with walnuts and just 1/2 C dried cranberries. Result is 15 1/2 C servings @ 315 calories.