If youve been wondering how to make granola but dont know where to begin, no need to fear. Bob himself knows a thing or two about perfectly constructed homemade granola and all it takes is a handful of ingredients and some simple preparation.
As Bob says, Use my recipe as a basis, then add or subtract ingredients until you find the combination you like best.
Granola has a wonderful way of being entirely versatile based on your unique tastes. Add a few ingredients, subtract a few and stick with the base. As long as you have oats, tasty morsels like nuts and seeds, and something to bind it together (like oil and sugar of honey or maple syrup), youll be good to go!
Once you learn how to make granola homemade, youll quickly realize how delicious it is to go in tune with the seasons. Perhaps during autumn, youll add chopped apple, cinnamon and nutmeg. In the springtime, you might be more inclined to use fresh blueberries from the farmers market. Whatever suits your taste, trust that and go with it! Were certain youll be a granola making pro in no time.
Now for Bobs homemade granola recipe:
Once you get the hang of how to make homemade granola, you might find yourself making granola with all sorts of ingredients. The coconut you have in the pantry? Toss it in there! Sunflower seeds? Sure, those work! Dried figs or blueberries? Why of course. As we like to think, granola offers a way for the creative baker to express themselves. If you can dream it up, you can do it so far as granola goes.
This Old Fashioned Homemade Gluten Free Granola calls for our Gluten Free Extra Thick Rolled Oats. It will prove that learning how to make granola homemade does not have to be overly complicated or fussy. Sometimes, it just takes the oats, some dried fruit and the flavors of butter, oil, sugar and nuts. We love that the recipe incorporates gluten free hulled hemp seeds for a twist on the traditional, as this means it packs more nutritional punch for breakfast or afternoon snack time. This is a versatile gluten free granola that takes just 20 minutes to prep and 40 minutes to cook, for a total of 1 hour to deliciousness. It can be eaten throughout the seasons and we especially find it delectable on top of berry spinach salads, like the authors of Blessed Beyond Crazy note.
