Honey & Oats Granola
April 10, 2016
Bohemian:
[boh-hee-mee-uh n]
noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
2. (usually lowercase) a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.
3. the Czech language, especially as spoken in Bohemia.
4. a Gypsy.
adjective
5. of or relating to Bohemia, its people, or their language.
6. (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.
7. living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
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Every morning at work I have some granola, yogurt and whatever fruit was on the sale that week for breakfast. It's my routine and it seems to be a hearty enough breakfast to get me through to lunch.
This week however as I was standing in front of the pre-made granola at the grocery store I was annoyed, $5 a bag. It's expensive and I thought to myself, there must be a way to make this at home for less.
I think I was right, since I had the majority of the ingredients already, it was pretty cost effective and it made a lot more than I get from the store.
It took hardly any time, and it tastes great! So I believe I've found myself a great alternative! It could even be used as a cereal if I wanted, so that's another plus for this recipe!
I had to combine a few recipes to get my desired results, simple is always best for me and that's really what this turned out to be!
Recipe for those interested:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of almonds
- 3 cups of old fashioned oats
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 1/3 cup of honey
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil (I used olive oil, it tastes fine and saved me the expense of buying an oil I didn't already have in the pantry)
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a food processor (or blender), finely chop half the almonds and pour them into a larger bowl. Chop the remaining almonds coarsely and add them to the same bowl. (I'm lazy and ran the whole cup of almonds through the processor.)
3. Pour the oats, salt and brown sugar into the bowl and stir to combine.
4. In a small (microwave safe) bowl, mix the oil and honey and heat for about 40 seconds.
5. Stir to dissolve the oil and add the vanilla and almond extracts.
6. Pour the honey mixture into the oats and stir so they are evenly coated.
7. Pour the oats onto a baking sheet (I used a jelly roll sheet) lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake the oats for 5 minutes, then stir them around and bake for another 5 minutes. (My oven likes to lose heat, so I added an additional stir and 5 minute bake, but if your oven is functional, you can probably skip this)
9. Remove from oven and let cool.
10. Break the granola into clusters as needed and store in an airtight container.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
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Honey & Oats Granola
April 10, 2016
Bohemian:
[boh-hee-mee-uh n]
noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
2. (usually lowercase) a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.
3. the Czech language, especially as spoken in Bohemia.
4. a Gypsy.
adjective
5. of or relating to Bohemia, its people, or their language.
6. (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.
7. living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
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Every morning at work I have some granola, yogurt and whatever fruit was on the sale that week for breakfast. It's my routine and it seems to be a hearty enough breakfast to get me through to lunch.
This week however as I was standing in front of the pre-made granola at the grocery store I was annoyed, $5 a bag. It's expensive and I thought to myself, there must be a way to make this at home for less.
I think I was right, since I had the majority of the ingredients already, it was pretty cost effective and it made a lot more than I get from the store.
It took hardly any time, and it tastes great! So I believe I've found myself a great alternative! It could even be used as a cereal if I wanted, so that's another plus for this recipe!
I had to combine a few recipes to get my desired results, simple is always best for me and that's really what this turned out to be!
Recipe for those interested:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of almonds
- 3 cups of old fashioned oats
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 1/3 cup of honey
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil (I used olive oil, it tastes fine and saved me the expense of buying an oil I didn't already have in the pantry)
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a food processor (or blender), finely chop half the almonds and pour them into a larger bowl. Chop the remaining almonds coarsely and add them to the same bowl. (I'm lazy and ran the whole cup of almonds through the processor.)
3. Pour the oats, salt and brown sugar into the bowl and stir to combine.
4. In a small (microwave safe) bowl, mix the oil and honey and heat for about 40 seconds.
5. Stir to dissolve the oil and add the vanilla and almond extracts.
6. Pour the honey mixture into the oats and stir so they are evenly coated.
7. Pour the oats onto a baking sheet (I used a jelly roll sheet) lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake the oats for 5 minutes, then stir them around and bake for another 5 minutes. (My oven likes to lose heat, so I added an additional stir and 5 minute bake, but if your oven is functional, you can probably skip this)
9. Remove from oven and let cool.
10. Break the granola into clusters as needed and store in an airtight container.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
Click "L" for a larger view.