Granola

I like using coconut oil with this granola. I also like using half honey and half maple syrup. And, yes, more nuts and seeds (almonds and sunflower seeds especially.

Caution: do not add dried fruit with all the other dry ingredients; they get charred at 300 deg F for 30 mins. (Raisins particularly.). I ruined a few batches by following this part of the recipe. Put them in uncooked at the end.

Very pleasant - not too sweet, with a soft texture. I added some orange zest and used dried cranberries as the dried fruit. A keeper!

I agree with others, this is a great base recipe, but does need some tweaking. (thus the 4 stars instead of 5). My favorite variation is with 1 cup pistachios, 1 cup almonds, and no cinnamon. I use olive oil. I'll try coconut oil as per an earlier suggestion. The three times I've made this (as written, with walnuts and less honey and the variation above), I've added the fruit after cooking.

To make this more versatile, I omit the nutmeg, cinnamon and dried fruit and let my family add whatever fruit or flavorings appeal to them. Like other reviewers, I've substituted different combinations of nuts and seeds for some of the dry ingredients. I found the 1/2 teaspoon of salt to be too much, so I add 1/4 teaspoon or less.

This is addictive! My version combines a bit of Melissa Clark's recipe with this one by using apricots, olive oil and maple syrup. So I use half coconut oil, thanks to an earlier comment here, half olive oil, dried apricots and blueberries, chopped pecans, added for the last ten or fifteen minutes of baking. Sweeten with half honey half maple syrup. Sprinkled on oatmeal, or by itself with some soy, or other, milk, it's a great breakfast.

Fabulous recipe, easily varied with different nuts, seeds, and dried fruit combos. Sesame seeds are a nice addition. For crispier, clumpier granola substitute coconut oil for the liquid oils mentioned in the recipe. Raisins and other chopped dried fruit (except coconut chips) in tend to scorch in baking, so I sprinkle them on after the sheet pans come out of the oven.

An excellent base recipe. I've added about a 1/2 cup each of dry milk, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds.

Great recipe for granola. I leave out the coconut and substitute pumpkin seeds. I agree with one of the responders that raisins and other fruits can be added at the time of eating. I left out the vanilla. I used a combo of hazlenuts and almonds, and put in more like 1-1/2 cups altogether. We serve this over fruit and yogurt or cottage cheese, and/or eat it out of hand. One of us uses it just like cereal with milk, but I like the different ways to use it. The baking instructions are perfect.

I've made this a lot--it's a good framework and you can adjust to load up with nuts or dried fruits or whatever you like more of in the mix. I find the cooking time is too long and/or the temp too high: any longer than 20 minutes at 275 and the oats go far past "golden."

Great base recipe. Like others I use coconut oil. My sisters shared with me that if you press the mixture flat with a spatula prior to baking it will clump more. I don’t expect to ever buy granola again!