sundaysuppers

Granola :: How To + Recipe

Monday, January 25, 2010 Recipes  Sunday Suppers  


To complete of breakfast gift (from this series) were little pillows of granola. Granola is such a hearty and tasty breakfast, and couldn’t be easier to make. We packaged it in simple cellophane bags available at many stationary and craft stores. And as a sweet last detail we hugged these little guys with a piece of twine. Here is the basic recipe we used, you can always add in extras like other nuts, dried fruit or coconut :

Homemade Granola
Serves 4-6

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
3/4 cup honey
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

Directions

Heat oven to 320 degrees.
Place the butter and honey in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until the butter is melted. Place the oats and nuts in a large bowl, pour over 1/2 the butter mixture and toss well to combine. Spread evenly over the base of a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Stir, pour the remaining half of your butter mixture over the granola and bake for a further 5?10 minutes or until crisp and golden. Allow to cool and stir through additional items like raisins cranberries, pumpkin seeds or pistachios. Store in an airtight container.

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16 comments 
  • Alexis writes:

    thanks for posting this…I have been looking for a simple granola recipe without a lot of “stuff” in it. This looks great!

  • Shulie writes:

    Just bought some oats a week or so ago….thinking of finding granola recipes on the net…you saved me the search, thanks!!

  • The Gladdest Of Glad writes:

    yummy!!! sounds like a great recipe! Thank you! :)

  • Ta writes:

    this looks awesome ! i’ll definitely try it.

  • Tracy writes:

    yum! thanks for the recipe!

    I *loved* this whole cheese spread series, and blogged about it here: http://cherrydarlings.blogspot.com/2010/01/cheese-please.html
    hope you guys don’t mind me showing some SS love :)

  • rosanna writes:

    I’m gonna make this, so easy and healthy, so yummy!

  • Brooke writes:

    yum, yum – think I am going to try this one soon! Thanks for sharing:) xox

  • jennifer young writes:

    found your blog through my friend’s blog! amazing!!!!
    j.

  • Yi writes:

    Love the recipe :) THANKS A TON!

  • feedetgastro writes:

    What a lovely gift. I’m determined to do more home-made presents this year, so thanks for the idea! I might have to steal it.

    It looks like a lovely recipe.

  • Mrs. Larkin writes:

    Just beautiful! Are those little jars of yogurt and honey? Simply lovely!

  • Simply Marilla writes:

    Just made this and it was the best granola I ever had or made, thanks!

  • allison writes:

    i have been looking for this recipe for over a year. thank you so much for posting it.

  • Anonymous writes:

    Love love love those little jars! Any chance you would share were to find them?

  • Anonymous writes:

    gi

  • Breakfast…beyond the box writes:

    [...] you prefer a no fuss approach, then the Sunday Suppers recipe (pictured above) might be more your style, based simply on oats, nuts, butter and [...]

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Homemade Granola
Serves 4-6

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
3/4 cup honey
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

Directions

Heat oven to 320 degrees.
Place the butter and honey in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until the butter is melted. Place the oats and nuts in a large bowl, pour over 1/2 the butter mixture and toss well to combine. Spread evenly over the base of a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Stir, pour the remaining half of your butter mixture over the granola and bake for a further 5?10 minutes or until crisp and golden. Allow to cool and stir through additional items like raisins cranberries, pumpkin seeds or pistachios. Store in an airtight container.

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