Thursday, August 14, 2025

MICHAEL'S GRANOLA

Recipe from Michael McIlrath


Ingredients:

6 c            12 c oats
1 1/2 c      3+ c nuts (ch. almonds, raw sunfl. seeds, walnuts, added 10 min from end)
1/4 c         1/2 c unsweetened coconut
1/2 t          1 t cinnamon
1 pinch      2 pinches salt
2 T            1/4 c vanilla (added to oil and honey)
1/3 c         2/3 c oil
1/2 c         1 c honey or maple syrup
1 1/2 c      3 c dried fruit (blueberries, cranberries, raisins or dried currants)


Methodology:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix the wet ingredients and warm the mixture in a small, heavy saucepan.

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, reserving walnuts and dried fruit.

Split the dry mixture into a second large bowl.

Slowly mix in half the wet ingredients into each of the dry bowls.

Toss mixtures from one bowl to another.

Spread on two large cookie sheets (in a layer approx. 1/2" - 3/4" thick, with furrows).

Bake for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.  Add walnuts for the final 10 minutes.

Add dried fruit to cooked mixture as it cools.

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