Del's Grand Canyon Granola

Name: Del's Grand Canyon Granola
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 118 milliliters honey; 59 milliliters maple syrup; 59 milliliters nonfat dried milk; 237 milliliters pecans or walnuts; 118 milliliters raisins; 473 milliliters rolled oats (regular or quick cooking); 118 milliliters slivered almonds; 118 milliliters roasted soy nuts (see Notes); 118 milliliters sunflower seeds; 118 milliliters shredded unsweetened coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 59 milliliters vegetable oil, plus more for baking sheet; 118 milliliters wheat germ; 59 milliliters white sesame seeds, optional

Del's Grand Canyon Granolan is a vegetarian morn meal. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 575 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have slivered almonds, vegetable oil, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 30

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In a large bowl, mix together oats, nonfat dried milk, wheat germ, coconut, nuts, and seeds.

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Nonfat Dry Milk Powder

Wheat Germ

Coconut

Seeds

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Oats

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Bowl

In a small saucepan, combine honey, maple syrup, vanilla, brown sugar, and oil and bring to a boil.

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Brown Sugar

Maple Syrup

Vanilla

Honey

Cooking Oil

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Pour over dry mixture and mix together with a wooden spoon. Oil a rimmed baking sheet and pour mixture onto sheet.

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Cooking Oil

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Bake 15 minutes. Stir granola and bake another 10 minutes.

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Granola

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Sprinkle in raisins and bake 5 minutes more. (The granola will look wet and sticky but will dry out as it cools.)

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Granola

Raisins

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Let granola cool completely on baking sheet. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

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Granola

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Add Chocolate. In one fell swoop, this healthy snack becomes (a still fairly healthy) chocolate bark candy. Melt 12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips in a medium bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water; remove chocolate from heat while still a little chunky, then stir until smooth.

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Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Chocolate

Bark

Water

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Spread onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and sprinkle with 2 cups of the granola. Chill until set, at least 30 minutes. Break granola-chocolate bark into pieces.

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Chocolate

Granola

Bark

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