Recipe courtesy of Kathleen Daelemans
Crunchy Granola
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 10 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 294 calorie
- Total Fat
- 10 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 1 grams
- Carbohydrates
- 45 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 4.6 grams
- Protein
- 7.3 grams
- Total: 1 hr 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 1 hr
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
8 cups rolled oats
2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, or slivered almonds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and reserve.
- Combine brown sugar and water in a 4-cup microwave proof glass measuring cup or bowl. Place in microwave on high for 5 minutes and cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from microwave, add vanilla extract and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, and brown sugar syrup mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread the granola onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and crunchy.
- When the mixture comes out of the oven, it is still very pliable. You may choose to add in dried fruit as a finishing touch at this time. When granola has cooled completely, store in an airtight container.