Golden Granola

Kitty FloridoMarch 10, 2020

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One of our most searched recipes is this Granola. Even though I love it, it kind of grew old on me. I wanted something with a little more crunch, a lot more golden and a bit less of pumpkin seeds. This last part was easily fixed by replacing the seeds with something else, but the rest… I had to go back to the drawing board.

After chatting with a few friends about this and reading this article from TheKitchn, I knew I had to make some adjustments to the original recipe. As this is not a recipe with crazy chemistry, I can play with the flavor and amounts much easier than, lets say, if it were a cake. I removed the ginger, apple sauce and corn syrup, added the popped amaranth, an egg white, vanilla and nutmeg.

The result is amazing, Maybe next time I’ll remove the sugar all together, keep the honey as is and add an additional egg? Who knows, but the best thing is that I managed to make just half of the previous recipe so I can play more often with the combinations!

Kitty

Golden Granola

Recipe adapted from The Best Granola Recipe
A Foodies’ Kitchen Original recipe
Yields: 1 pound

Ingredients:
3 cups of whole oats
1 cup of popped amaranth
½ cup of almonds
½ cup of sunflower seeds
¼ cup of sesame seeds
¼ cup of pumpkin seeds
⅓ cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon of salt
⅔ cup of honey
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 egg white
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 300 Fº.
In a large bowl, mix together oats, amaranth, almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the honey, egg white and oil.
Add the wet mix to the dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly dispersed, then spread the mixture evenly on one large baking sheet.
Bake the granola for about 45 minutes, stirring every ten minutes, until the granola is deep golden brown.
Remove from oven, then cool completely.
Store the granola in a large, airtight container. It will keep for up to one month.

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