Tastes Like Food

I’m crazy about granola, but I got tired of paying the crazy prices. Now I make my own! Rolled oats are cheap to get, especially in bulk, and you can add as many nuts as you like to suit your taste and wallet (dried fruit too, if you like, though I’m not a fan of fruit in my granola).

Mix up ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup oil (use a high oleic sunflower or safflower oil for better health), ¼ cup of maple syrup, and ½ tsp salt. You can adjust for sweetness and change up the sugars; try honey, brown rice syrup, molasses or agave.

Now add about 6 cups of stuff; I use 4 cups rolled oats, 1 cup sliced almonds, 1 cup walnuts, and ¼ cup sunflower seeds. You can use whatever combination you like. Mix that up real good to coat everything. I like to add a ¼ cup of ground flax seeds and mix that in too for some extra omega-3s.

Spread it on a baking sheet and bake for 1hour 15minutes at 250 degrees. I can’t help but munch on the warm walnuts when I pull the granola from the oven; mmmmm so yummy and buttery. Once it’s cooled, you can add dried fruit if you like.

It’s healthy, affordable, and always your favorite flavor.