Pending on where you buy it, granola can get pretty pricey. Trader Joes makes it pretty reasonable, but, I've known for awhile I should probably be investigating making it at home. I've seen tons of recipes online and in blogs, but everything seemed to call for stuff like wheat germ and other stuff I just never have gotten around to buying.
A couple weeks ago I got down to some serious searching in google and found this recipe on Joy the Baker for a Martha Stewart version of Toasted Almond Granola. Good old Martha, she does quality stuff.
This recipe was not only SUPER easy, but called for stuff we actually had on hand. I've since made 3 more batches, and have since made, what Alex and I think at least, is the perfect granola. The best part about granola is that you can totally make up whatever you want and add whatever you like. It's so easy to tinker with and really hard to screw up. I've added in chocolate chips or pecans as well, and both are a fun treat.
Toasted Almond Granola
Adapted from Martha Stewart and Joy the Baker
5-6 cups rolled oats
1 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup shredded coconut
1 heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat the oven 325 degrees F. Line one large or two small baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Mix together oats, coconut, cinnamon and nuts.
In a saucepan, melt together butter, oil, honey and brown sugar until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture begins to boil. Stir continually. As soon as the mixture boils, turn off the heat and add the vanilla extract. Stir. Pour the warm mixture over the oats and almonds and toss together with a wooden spoon, ensuring that all of the oat mixture gets mixed with the sugar syrup.
Spread mixture onto prepared baking sheet(s) and bake for about 12 minutes. (Our oven runs hot, so bake accordingly) Remove from the oven and let cool.
Enjoy!
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