Molasses Peanut Granola Recipes

MOLASSES-PEANUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Feel free to add whatever you want!
• Position rack to center of oven and preheat to 325*.
• Spray large roasting pan with nonstick spray.
• Mix oats, peanuts, and coconut in prepared roasting pan.
• Combine molasses, brown sugar, 1/4 cup water and oil in heavy small saucepan.
• Bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Pour hot molasses mixture over oat mixture; toss to coat well.
• Bake granola 20 minutes Stir raisins into granola.
• Bake until deep golden, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes longer.
• Transfer pan to rack.
• Using metal spatula, scrape bottom of pan to loosen granola.
• Cool completely in pan, occasionally scraping with spatula to prevent granola from sticking.

MOLASSES-PEANUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Spray large roasting pan with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Mix oats, peanuts and coconut in prepared roasting pan. Combine molasses, brown sugar, 1/4 cup water and oil in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Pour hot molasses mixture over oat mixture; toss to coat well.
• Bake granola 20 minutes. Stir raisins into granola. Bake until granola is deep golden, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer pan to rack. Using metal spatula, scrape bottom of pan to loosen granola. Cool completely in pan, occasionally scraping bottom of pan with spatula to prevent granola from sticking.
• (Can be made 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

EASY MOLASSES WALNUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Put brown sugar, oil and molasses in large bowl, microwave for 30 seconds, then mix well with a wooden spoon.
• Pour oats, nuts, and seeds on top of the mixture and mix everything well.
• Line a large baking pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil lightly with spray oil. Spread the mixture evenly onto this pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 oven for 20 - 30 minutes. Stir well after the first 10 minutes and then at 5 minute intervals until everything is lightly browned.
• Let cool (watch out -- the nuts are HOT when they first come out of the oven) and store in airtight bags or containers.

MOLASSES MAPLE GRANOLA - BIG BATCH! (CAN BE REDUCED!)

Steps:

• In a LARGE bowl, mix oats, flax, nuts & coconut.
• In a second bowl, mix all wet ingredients, including cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar & salt. Mix until blended with spatula or wooden spoon.
• Pour wet onto dry and stir thoroughly. Stir, stir & stir.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Line cookie sheets (the sided kind) with aluminum foil & layer granola onto prepared sheets about 1/2 inch thick. Multiple sheets allow cooking to go faster.
• Toast 30 minutes, stirring once.
• Remove from oven & cool (I use another cookie sheet & put 1/2 of toasted mix on it to speed cooling.
• Repeat until granola all toasted.
• When cooled, return to original BIG mixing bowl & add dried fruit of choice & mix thoroughly. Alternatively, leave fruit out & add at serving time (harder for me to remember).
• Bag in amounts that are workable for you & freeze until used. May recrisp 5 minutes in 300 degree oven if it softens with storage.