Jules's Granola
My favorite granola of old-fashioned oatmeal, maple syrup, brown sugar, and chock full of fruits and nuts!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup maple syrup +1 T honey
- 4 t vanilla
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil substitute coconut oil or butter for vegetable oil, up to 1/4 cup, max.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp powdered milk optional
- 1/2-1 tsp cinnamon optional
- 5 cups old fashioned oatmeal yeah, like the one with the Quaker on the box
- 2 cups nuts I use pecans and/or almonds. pistachios also work well. Pumpkin seeds or pepitas can replace 1/4-1/2 cup of nuts as an option
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
Add-ins after baking
- 2 cups mixed dried fruit cut into small pieces cranberries, mango, pineapple, blueberries, raisins, cranberries or my fav, dried blueberries
Instructions
- Mix first 5 ingredients and powdered milk if using, then add oatmeal, nuts, and coconut flakes and mix well.Spread on a lipped baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Cover with another sheet of parchment or silicon mat and cover with the same sized baking sheet. Press down firmly to compress mixture, this is how you get clumps of granola. My secret, I step on the top pan to smash the granola down-it works! Bake at 325 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven for 10 minutes, bake again for another 12 minutes until golden brown. Let cool in pan. Using a spatula or dough scraper lift granola off the sheet. Break granola into desired-size clumps.Add dried fruit.Store in an airtight container.