Granola
Original recipe found at A Year of Slow Cooking
5 cups oats
1/2 cup honey*
1/2 cup melted margarine*
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup dried fruit (I used raisins)
Put all the dry ingredients into your crockpot. You'll need at least a 4 quart. Melt the butter in the microwave, and add. Add the honey. Toss well. Cover, but vent with a chopstick. Cook on high for 3-4 hours, stirring every so often. If you can smell the granola cooking, go stir. It will burn if you don't keep an eye on it. But it won't burn as quickly as it does in the oven! Dump out on some parchment paper and let cool. Eat with milk like cereal, warmed with milk like oatmeal, or as is. Seal well in an air-tight container or in a ziplock. Granola freezes well.
*note: if you add this amount of honey and margarine, the granola will be cereal-like, and not trail-mix like. If you'd rather the granola clump together in pieces, you'll need to add more honey.
My Notes:
So, I made this recipe a few months ago, and I wasn't a huge fan of it. But, my sister requested that I make it again (she's about as picky as me, so when she really likes something, I take note), and this time, I think it's better. Still need to make a few adjustments, but it's good. I personally made this with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, so it is technically a dairy dish, but I haven't found a non-dairy margarine that I like yet.
I personally like my granola to clump more, but I didn't have enough honey in the house this time to add enough to make it clump. We'll see what happens next time I make it.
And since I'm on a granola kick today, I'll be posting another recipe with it: Granola bars! Yay.
