Perfect Crunchy Granola Recipes

CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the honey, oil and brown sugar; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. , In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, coconut, sesame seeds and sunflower kernels. Add honey mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread onto two ungreased baking pans. , Bake at 300° for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in raisins. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.

PERFECT CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 1. Stir together the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl or roasting pan. Substitute anything that strikes your fancy, but I aim for a total of 11 cups dry ingredients.
• 2. Mix brown sugar, water, and oil in a saucepan. Boil for 1 minute. If you prefer a sweeter granola, add up to 1 cup more brown sugar.
• 3. Remove from heat and add vanilla, caramel flavour, and salt.
• 4. Pour the liquid mixture over the dry mixture. Stir until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• 5. If using a roasting pan, place this directly in the oven, uncovered. If you don't have a roasting pan, spread the mixture out on 2 cookie sheets and bake.
• 6. Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes. Stir, scraping the bottom. Reduce oven temperature to 325 F, and continue to bake for 10 minutes intervals, stirring in between. It takes about a total of 45 minutes baking time.
• 7. Remove from oven when the granola is golden and dry. Allow to cool in the pan. Store in an airtight container for weeks. Mine never lasts that long, so I'm not sure!

CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• Mix oats, flax, wheat germ, almonds, pecans, salt and brown sugar in a large bowl. Wisk to combine the oil, honey and egg white, then pour over the oat mixture. Stir well until ingredients are evenly coated. It may seem too dry but keep stirring.
• Spray oil on a jelly roll pan and add the granola mixture. Bake 20-30 minutes, until the edges are browned and it smells toasty. To make clumps don't stir during baking. Cool and allow the granola to harden. Break into smaller pieces and add the fruit. Store airtight for two weeks.
• The dried fruit may hydrate the granola so it loses some of its crunch. If so just pop it back in a 300F oven for about 10 minutes.

CRUNCHY HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Drizzle with honey and oil; toss to coat. Spread in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 300° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring twice.