First time making granola. I just used what I had on hand.

  • 2 cups of oats; toasted in pan
  • 1/2 cup of chopped almonds, pecans and cashews each; toasted in pan
  • 1/2 chopped raisins
  • ~1/4 cup honey; start with 2 tablespoons
  • ~1/2 teaspoon sea salt; start with 1/4 teaspoon

I did taste the mix and it was just slightly too sweet and a little too salty. Not enough to really be a problem for me but you may want to start with a little less and adjust to your liking.

I mixed all the ingredients and spread onto a tray with parchment paper. I just winged the oven temperature and bake length. I did 300f for 20 minutes. I’m letting them cool down but will cutting and tasting them soon.

Enjoy!

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Edit: It wasn’t really too sweet or too salty. I think some of the powdery oats and nuts may have toasted a little too good. It has a slight bitterness from that. But it still tastes good.

I want to get more dried fruit and different seeds to add next time. There’s also a version in saw made with dates cooked into a paste which looks really good too.

  • billionsandbillions@piefed.socialOPEnglish
    3·
    16 days ago

    This one doesn’t have any added sugar besides the sugar naturally in the honey. You could also use maple syrup instead of honey. I believe it has one of the lowest glycemic index’s.

    There’s also the version I meantioned with using date paste as a binder while increasing sweetness and fiber. Dark chocolate could also be used to improve sweetness, something like 60%+ cocoa.

    • kettuli@lemmy.world
      3·
      16 days ago

      What I’d like is make one without even honey or maple suryp. Haven’t gotten there yet is all.

      • Taco2112@lemmy.world
        2·
        16 days ago

        Peanut butter or something else might work as a binder but I don’t know of anything outside of natural sugars that works well. Maybe some wheat germ and egg? Kinda like egg and breadcrumbs in a meatloaf. Let us know if find something that works.