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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Granola...

Yesterday I had a hankering for granola. I thought I would pick some up at Target......WRONG!!!!....

Question:  Why is granola so expensive???

It was almost $5 for a little, stinkin bag.....so, I picked up the bag and put it in my cart....then, I picked up the bag and put it back on the shelf....I proceeded to do this again....I know...yes, I am crazy....
Asher won't eat it.....
Eric won't eat it.....
This $5 little, stinkin bag of granola would only be consumed by myself.....
I don't really need it......but, I want it.....

Yes. This convesation was going on in my head while I was in the Bread/Cereal Aisle of Target.
Poor Asher.....he has a Crazy Mommy.....:)

So, instead of getting the $5 little, stinkin bag of granola that I so desperately wanted.....I decided I could make my own granola.....enough granola for a year by purchasing the huge box of Quaker Oats that was less than $3.....did I mention I was crazy????

Came home....googled a recipe for granola.....it took 30 minutes.....Viola!!!....it was delicous!!!




2 cups rolled oats


1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup whole almonds (Note:  I didn't not use any of the following ingredients....just more oats...)

1/3 cup whole hazelnuts

1/3 cup golden raisins

1/3 cup dried cherries
 
Temp:  325...30 minutes
 
Mix in bowl. Spread out on baking sheet. Toss every 10 minutes.
 
 
Anyway, I've decided to blame the hippies for pricey granola....


1 comment:

winning this thing called life said...

Thank you for that amazing granola recipe!!! Was it really a years worth???? That conversation you had in target.....well I had four of them at walmart the other day!!! Ha! you are not crazy alone!!! LOL