Homemade Granola Ingredients

• Base grain (3 cups old fashioned rolled oats, wheat, or barley)
• Fat (3-4 Tbsp. melted butter, coconut oil, or vegetable oil)
• Sweetener (1/3 cup honey, maple syrup or brown sugar/water)
• Nuts (1 cup raw, unsalted almonds, cashews, pecans, or sunflower seeds)
• Dried fruit (1/2 cup dried blueberries, apricots, or sour cherries)
• Sweetened or unsweetened Coconut flakes (1/2 cup)
• 2-3 Tbsp. oat flour or wheat germ
• 2 Tbsp. water
• Spices and flavoring (1 tsp. vanilla, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon) YIKES! Andrea forgot to mention these ingredients on the podcast.

Granola Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the fat and sweetener together in a small pot on the stove. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the base grain, nuts, coconut flakes, and wheat germ.
• Add 2 Tbsp water to the melted fat/sweetener combo.
• Pour the melted fat/sweetener combo into the grain mixture.
• Mix it all up really well (clean, dry hands work well for this task).
• Place in a single layer on a large jelly roll pan. If you like clumpy granola, press down hard on the layer.
• Bake for 30 minutes. For clumpier granola, only stir once. For less clumpy granola, stir every 10 minutes.
• Pull from the oven when golden brown and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
• Add dried fruit when cooled, if desired.