Crunchy Granola

Name: Crunchy Granola
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 cups.
Ingredients: 2/3 cup honey; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 cups old-fashioned oats; 1 cup sliced almonds; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup sesame seeds; 1/2 cup salted sunflower kernels; 2 cups raisins

This crisp, lightly sweet mixture is great just eaten out of hand or as an ice cream topping. My husband and I grow wheat, barley and canola.—Lorna Jacobsen, Arrowwood, Alberta

Ingredients

2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup canola oil
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup salted sunflower kernels
2 cups raisins

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the honey, oil and brown sugar; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, coconut, sesame seeds and sunflower kernels. Add honey mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread onto two ungreased baking pans.
Bake at 300° for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in raisins. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 1148 calories, 57g fat (11g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 158g carbohydrate (95g sugars, 12g fiber), 22g protein.

Originally published as Crunchy Granola in Taste of Home October/November 1995

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cookbookmom

Dec 2, 2013

This is yummy but honestly there are far healthier and delicious granola recipes on this site. Coconut and sunflower seeds are high in bad fats and calories, hence the not so good nutrition rating.
Cook_aholic

Jul 17, 2013

I said I would make this again because we liked everything in it. However, I felt the cooking times were a little too long and I would not add the coconut until after I was done.
Deedle Dee

Aug 6, 2011

This is the FAVOURITE recipe @ our house! Crunchy, flavorful, etc. I usually don't add the raisins, but have found it's delicious either way!
jmkasprak

Jul 6, 2011

I entered the recipe into the Calorie Count web site, and here are the results. Serving Size 132 g (10 servings at 1 cup each since recipe says it makes 10 cups): Calories 555; Calories from Fat246; Total Fat 27.4g; Saturated Fat 4.7g24%; Trans Fat 0.0g; Cholesterol 0mg;Sodium 34mg; Total Carbohydrates 74.2g;Dietary Fiber 7.5g; Sugars 42.4g; Protein9.7g. Calorie Count gave it a D+ grade.
Deedle Dee

Jun 30, 2011

After trying several granola recipes, this is the keeper!
sipper

Oct 30, 2010

Please clarify nutrition info per serving. We like this but both of us must control calories.
patscooking

May 27, 2010

I was worried about the carb and calorie count for this. Could these numbers be for the entire recipe and not each serving? If that were the case, then the carb count would only be 7.9g, and the calories would only be 57.4 for 1/2 cup. This sounds much more reasonable. I sure hope that is the right answer. Please let us know.
patscooking

May 27, 2010

Are the calorie numbers and carb count correct for this recipe? While it sounds delicious, anyone with a weight problem couldn't even eat one serving of this a day, because there would not be any carbs left over for other food. It does sound very good though, and I wish I could eat this.
tkarinas

Jan 3, 2010

This granola is delicious and so much fun to eat, my family loves it. We make it often and keep it for family dinners or a simple movie night. It's a keeper, for sure.
kedunham

Feb 19, 2009

Is the calorie number for this recipe correct?