Toasted Granola Recipe

Toasted Granola Recipe Rating 5

Susan Lajeunesse's family of Colchester, Vermont likes this granola in so many ways. She writes, “We sprinkle it over yogurt and ice cream, we eat it with milk like cereal, and we love to just eat it right from the container!”

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Toasted Granola Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1-3/4 hours + cooling
  • Yield: 23 Servings
20 105 125

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 6 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 jar (12 ounces) toasted wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, bring brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, flour and salt. Stir oil and vanilla into sugar mixture; pour over oat mixture and toss to coat.
  • Transfer to two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake at 250° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until dry and lightly browned, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 11-1/2 cups.

Lighter version: Makeover Toasted Granola

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 307 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 113 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Toasted Granola in Light & Tasty August/September 2007

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Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by RNMOM502

LOL LOL I'm sorry, but for some reason the previous two comments made me chuckle. Sounded like some siblings I know. Been a busy day, and I needed to hear (read) something humorous.


Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2011 by blueeyeswd94

You are not supposed to rate it until you actually try it!


Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2008 by ddragan

this sounds delicious!

 
 
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