Homemade Granola | cooking ala mel

I’ve wanted to make homemade granola for a really long time. I’ve been seeing so many good recipes out there, and they all looked so delicious, so I planned on making Alex’s mom some for Christmas. I combined a bunch of recipes together to create my own, and I set to work. Each recipe I make fills up about 2 mason jars, so I kept one for at home and sent one off to Buffalo. For this recipe, I made it with almonds, pecans, dried cranberries, blueberries and cherries.

When Jenny got home from work that day, she ended up almost finishing off the other jar and requested I make more (which I did..note how little is left in the jar in front!). For this batch, I did it with pecans, walnuts, raisins and craisins.

I have since been making granola for my breakfast every morning. My most recent batch, I made with almonds, walnuts, dried strawberries, cherries, blueberries and cranberries. I’ve been having it with a splash of milk and a banana.

I love that granola’s so versatile; you can top your yogurt with it, eat it by itself, have it with some milk..

Homemade Granola
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup)
1/2 cup coconut
3/4 cup nuts (whatever you prefer)
1 cup dried fruit (again, whatever you prefer)
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup applesauce
Dash of salt

Preheat the oven to 350 ºF. Combine oats, nuts, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Combine water, honey and applesauce in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the boiling mixture over the dry mix and stir until mixed together. Place evenly coated onto a baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes. Once cool, stir in fruit and store in an air-tight container.

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