Granted, I've made minor tweaks over the years but the proportions are consistent. I used more oil and sugar in my first batches; now I substitute apple puree, as David Liebowitz does, and maple syrup. In today's batch, I used ground flax seed, unsweetened coconut chips, and dried cherries. This makes the best yogurt topping.
The Only Granola Recipe You'll Ever Need
Ingredients
Dry Mix
2 - 3 lb. rolled oats/grains (mine: oats & barley)
2 c. wheat germ or flax seed
1 - 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 c. whole almonds
1 t. salt
1/2 c. oil
2/3 c. water
1 c. maple syrup
1/2 c. apple puree or unsweetened applesauce
1 T. vanilla
After baking
1 1/2 c. coconut -- pick your poison: unsweetened flakes or shredded sweetened
2 c. dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, cherries, apricots...mangoes, pineapple. you name it)
- Combine dry mix.
- Pour wet mix and stir until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.
- Spread on baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, stirring every ten minutes.
- Right after you’ve taken the granola out of the oven but while it’s still hot, stir in the dried fruit and coconut.
- Let this cool completely before packing in glass jars. I refrigerate any that I'm not going to eat in the next couple of days.
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