Tantalizing Tuesday Granola

Yummy Granola That Doesn't Cost $5 billion at Whole Foods


Makes about 4 - 5 cups. Enough to eat for breakfast and have the baby eat some too, and for the baby to feed the dog, and to make some more yummy stuff.


1 1/2 cups rolled oats (preferably the old fashioned kind)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup chopped almonds (or whatever nuts you like)
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup flax seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup real maple syrup
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon


Mix it all up. Spread it on an oiled/sprayed cookie sheet. Bake it at 325 for 20 minutes, stirring it a time or two while it bakes. Let it cool. Voila! Granola with the requisite crunchies that I like. You can probably add things, like coconut or dried fruit or, in my case, chocolate chips.


















So now you have some really delicious granola!! What are you going to do with it? Eat it with some soy milk for breakfast? Top your yogurt with it?

Make chewy granola bars?

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No-Bake Chewy Granola Bars

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) Butter (Yes, you have to use butter)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup (or less) Agave Nectar or honey

3 cups of the granola from the recipe above (or you can buy some you slacker)

1/2 cup thin pretzel sticks (optional)

1/2 cup chocolate chips or carob chips (optional)

In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar with the agave nectar and butter. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium low and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes, stirring to make sure it doesn't burn. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add granola and evenly coat with the sauce. Transfer to a 9 x 13 ungreased pan and press firmly to evenly fill. Press in chocolate chips. Let the granola mixture set until firm, about 15 minutes, then cut into bars.