Author Notes
Recently, I started craving something nutty, spicy and quick to prepare in the mornings. So, I ventured into the misrepresented world of granola and discovered homemade granola. I stumbled upon this recipe adapted by Nigella Lawson and Molly Wizenburg, which I adapted once again to suit my palate. I’m a granola conformist and guess what? It tastes good.
Note: You can substitute the corn syrup for golden syrup (on the sugar aisle), but if you do, decrease the amount of brown sugar to ¾ a cup. Also, for the applesauce, I used 2 natural applesauce pouches that you would put in a kid’s lunchbox. It’s the perfect amount for this recipe! One more thing, if you want to add dried fruit to the granola, you definitely can, just wait until the granola has come out of the oven then add in the dried fruit (I used dried cranberries the day I took these photos. I also love golden raisins!)
Adapted from Nigella Lawson & Orangette —amber wilson | for the love of the south
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients:
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5 cups
of rolled oats
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2-3 cups
of slivered almonds or pecan halves (or a mixture of both)
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1 cup
of hulled raw sunflower seeds
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1 cup
of brown sugar
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1 tablespoon
of ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon
of ground ginger
- Wet Ingredients:
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3/4 cup
of unsweetened applesauce
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1/3 cup
of light corn syrup
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1/4 cup
of honey
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2 tablespoons
of vegetable oil
Directions
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Make sure oven racks are in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Mix well. In a small bowl, whisk all of the wet ingredients together. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir well.
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Spread the mixture evenly between 2-rimmed baking sheets. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until evenly golden brown. Set a timer to go off every 10 minutes while the granola is baking to rotate the baking sheets and stir the granola (I set 2 timers, one for 35-40 minutes and another for 10 minute intervals to help me keep track of the timing!) Whenever the granola is golden, take the baking pans out of the oven and stir the granola well so that the granola doesn’t cool in one large, solid sheet. The granola will seem soft when it comes out of the oven, but it crisps as it cools.
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Place the cooled granola into a large Ziploc plastic bag or another airtight container, and store in the fridge until ready to consume!
Southern storyteller, freelance photographer, and recipe developer. Author of the Southern memoir-style food blog, For the Love of the South. Bringing Southern memories to the table.
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