Great Granola

Name: Great Granola
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps light or dark brown sugar; 59 milliliters maple syrup; 3 Tbsps oil; 473 milliliters old fashioned oats; 158 milliliters pecan pieces; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 Tbsp water (plus a little extra if needed); 118 milliliters wheat germ

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Great Granolan a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 252 calories, 5g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. Head to the store and pick up vanilla, wheat germ, water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease a 13×9 inch baking pan (metal).

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Baking Pan

Oven

Mix oats, wheat germ, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a big bowl. Stir in the pecans.

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Brown Sugar

Wheat Germ

Cinnamon

Pecans

Oats

Salt

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Bowl

Combine syrup, oil and water in a microwave-safe glass measuring cup. Microwave for about 1 minute or until mixture boils. Stir in the vanilla, then pour over oat mixture and stir very well.

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Vanilla

Syrup

Water

Cooking Oil

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Measuring Cup

Microwave

Mixture should seem slightly moist and you should be able to form clumps by pressing it together with your fingers. If it is too dry to do this, add a little more water (I didn’t need to).

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Water

Transfer the oat mixture to the baking pan and using your fingers, squeeze together as many clumps/clusters as you like.

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Baking Pan

Bake the granola for about 45-50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to avoid burning. It should be golden and should not smell burnt (timing granola is kind of an art) Granola will come out of the oven kind of soft, but will crisp as it cools.

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Granola