Next came the task of gathering all the ingredients I wanted to put in there. I *really* wanted dried blueberries for some reason. Strawberries too if I could find them. We already had most everything else I needed at home! Free! Kinda!
I looked at Pinterest for granola recipes but they all seemed to have a high amount of sweetener or fat like butter which kind of goes against the whole granola is healthy thing.
I looked at a few and used them as a basis to make my own recipe.
We also had chia seeds and dried cranberries! Surprise!
The blueberries here I found at Save-On foods and I think it was under $4 for that bag and I only used about half.
I was a little concerned there wasn't enough liquid in the mix but I wasn't really sure what else to use. I didn't want to make it too sweet or too fatty and I didn't think water would be helpful.
Before
After
Yummy!
Not bad for winging it! There's a couple things I would change, but there's only about a tablespoon left in the jar so I think that means it was good.
I would have definitely added more oats as two cups didn't seem like enough with the amount of other dry ingredients I put in. Three or four is probably a better number. I would also shorten the time it was cooked for to eliminate a slight burnt taste. My cousin also suggested adding egg whites to create clusters which is a great idea. I actually just saved some egg whites this morning and I think I'll use them tonight to replace the contents of the now-empty jar.
Here is the recipe I used, adjust accordingly. I will try to post updates or a new post when I try it again.
Therese's Homemade Granola
2 cups rolled oats
1 Tablespoon chia seeds (white)
3 Tablespoons dried blueberries
2 Tablespoons dried cranberries
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tablespoons vanilla
Cook at 350F for 15 minutes. Stir, then cook for LESS than 25 more minutes.
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