Bob Koure
2 min readSep 10, 2022

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I've been making my own granola for a few years now. Making my own lets me reduce the sweetness to my own taste. It's not loads cheaper as I'm using organic ingredients and local honey.

BTW, I'd thought the point of muesli was that it had no added sweetener other than, say, raisins .

For anyone wondering, this is how I do it

9½ Cups (880g) rolled Oats (full package)

2⅔ Cups (400g) unsalted raw pumpkin kernels

4 Tb (19g) ground Ceylon cinnamon (19.5g)

128-132g coconut oil

95-105g honey

2 tsp (11g) vanilla extract

1 tsp 6g Salt

¾ cup 130g raisins or other dried fruit

Heat oven to 300 degrees.

Shake oats in colander over an extra bowl to remove small fragments and dust

Combine oats, kernels, cinnamon in a large bowl, set aside

Combine oil and honey in a microwave appropriate bowl

Warm in microwave until both are liquid.

Add vanilla and salt.

Whisk together.

Mix wet ingredients into dry

Spread mixture onto two baking sheets.

Bake 18 min, 20 min for extra thick rolled oats

Remove from oven, add dried fruit, and stir

Bake an additional 18-20 min.

Remove from oven

Allow to cool completely (30+ min) Should be crispy

Transfer into an airtight container for storage.

Makes approx 1260g

The first time I made it I was shocked at how easy it was. I've been reducing honey each time (not much of a sweet tooth here) and next time I'll probably ditch raisins (no real point to them as I usually eat with A2 yoghurt and blueberries or cranberries when those are available fresh).

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Bob Koure
Bob Koure

Written by Bob Koure

Retired software architect, statistical analyst, hotel mgr, bike racer, distance swimmer. Photographer. Amateur historian. Avid reader. Home cook. Never-FBer

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