Granola

Taliko

I really enjoy this on yogurt with some fruit for breakfast, but I haven't had it in quite a while, because now I find a lot of the store brands too sweet.

So basically, granola. Should I bother? Also.... anyone know any decent low or no sugar brands? Or good recipes for that matter, I'd be willing to make my own.

Owlfan88

Granola is dead simple to make (and much much cheaper than buying it as well). I make mine loosely based on a recipe, but it's not the same each time. Basically old fashioned oats are the base. An oil (vegetable or coconut) and a sweetener (honey usually, but others would work - and you can sweeten to your taste). Then all the add ins. I usually use wheat germ, coconut, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, some type of nuts, maybe chia seeds. My recipe also calls for a bit of salt, cinnamon and vanilla. Mix it all up good, spread it out not too thick on a rimmed baking sheet or cake pan. Cook on low heat (275-300F) for about 45 minutes, stirring a couple of times during. Then, AFTER it has finished cooking, add whatever dried fruit you want. Delicious!

mathandcats

Here's three granola recipes I've made recently:

• peanut butter, to which I added freeze dried bananas after
• coconut cashew
• chocolate almond, though I left out the flax seeds and added freeze dried raspberries after

All are super easy, much cheaper than buying granola, and you can adjust the sweetness to your taste. If you start by making a half batch to test flavours, be sure to reduce the cooking time and keep an eye on it in the oven.

yesimpson

mathandcats wrote: »

Here's three granola recipes I've made recently:

• peanut butter, to which I added freeze dried bananas after
• coconut cashew
• chocolate almond, though I left out the flax seeds and added freeze dried raspberries after

All are super easy, much cheaper than buying granola, and you can adjust the sweetness to your taste. If you start by making a half batch to test flavours, be sure to reduce the cooking time and keep an eye on it in the oven.

All those recipes sound fantastic.

kommodevaran

Isn't granola just oversweet müsli? Buy or make your own mix of grains, bran, nuts, seeds, dried fruit.

Christine_72

kommodevaran wrote: »

Isn't granola just oversweet müsli? Buy or make your own mix of grains, bran, nuts, seeds, dried fruit.

I think Americans call muesli 'granola'.

kommodevaran

Christine_72 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

Isn't granola just oversweet müsli? Buy or make your own mix of grains, bran, nuts, seeds, dried fruit.

I think Americans call muesli 'granola'.

That's very possible. And they also like sweet food