The Frugal Kitchen: Step By Step Granola Recipe

 My favorite breakfast consists of a bowl of yogurt, either honey or jam, and finished with a topping of homemade granola.  I make granola once a month.  Here is my process:

Use a half sheet pan.  It allows the granola to toast evenly and quickens the browning.  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pour a quarter cup of oil into the pan, trying to distribute it evenly.  Use the oil of your choice.

Add around 32 ounces of rolled oats to the pan and mix thoroughly with the oil.

Add a half cup of honey to the oats and stir thoroughly.  You could also use maple syrup, but I would increase the amount to 3/4 cups.

Here is where you can get creative by adding any combination of nuts and seeds to the mixture.  This is a good way to use any small amount of nuts that you have leftover.

Mix thoroughly and spread evenly in your sheet pan.  Bake at 5 minute intervals, stirring between each 5 minutes until the granola has toasted thoroughly.  It should be a golden brown color.

Now add the dried fruit, cut into bite sized pieces, that you prefer.  I don’t toast the granola any further after adding the fruit, because the fruit can get hard.

Mix thoroughly and allow to cool completely before storing in a container or ziplock bag.  

I hope you enjoy this granola recipe.  My family loves it and I like being able to control the amount of sweetness and oil.  Commercially made granola is high in fat and sugar.

God bless,

Pam