Well , first off let me start off that I have started my healthy living lifestyle, again. Yeah I know I am off and on and up and down. Well I weighed in and I have lost five pounds since my last weigh in three weeks ago. YAY!
I have been getting the Mickey D's yogurt parfaits again as a snack. Ummmh, they have the best tasting yogurt ( and I am not a yogurt eater) but the best part is the granola. I get very upset if they leave out my granola. That is the highlight of my snack.
I was browsing some recipes and ran across some home-made granola recipes. I was fascinated because it never dawned on my that you could make it. Well I know it doesn't grow on trees but I never thought about the making of granola. So I decided to whip up a batch. I have to say it was mighty good too. Now I just need to stash some in my purse so I won't get so upset when Mickey D's forgets my granola.
MY GRANOLA RECIPE
Well first I need to tell you I do not follow recipes to a T but will give you what should happen.
3 cups rolled oats ( Yes that's plain old fashioned oatmeal, learned that today too. By the way I tried to add extra oats for a less sweet granola and accidentally doubled to 6 cups, but its fine )
1/4 cup of slivered or chopped nuts ( I used almonds)
1/3 cup shredded coconut ( optional for some but I used it)
1/4 cup maple syrup ( well I poured a little more but that's me, remember I had a lot of oats)
1/4 cup honey ( ditto from maple syrup)
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon ( for those of you that really know me, I don't like cinnamon but this is not much for all the oats I used)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine oats, nuts and coconut in large bowl. In small saucepan, heat maple syrup, honey, cinnamon and vanilla until mixture is warm, 2-3 minutes. Stir, then pour over oat mixture. Stir with rubber spatula until evenly coated. Coat one large cookie sheet (two if you used 6 cups of oats) with vegetable oil spray. Spread granola to cover pan in even layer. Bake 5 minutes, remove from oven and stir. Repeat every 5 minutes until oats are lightly browned, about 10-15 minutes. Cool granola in pan. It will get crisp. Store in airtight container 1-2 weeks.
You can add sunflower seeds, dried apples, raisins, cranberries, dates or any dried fruit to the mixture. Be creative and use what you like. And this is a healthy snack too. This is also sinfully easy and the kids can help too. My nephew was my oats mixture mixer.
In the future, refer to me as.....
Miss Wannabehomemaker
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