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Skillet Granola (Secret Recipe Club)

Posted By Dorothy Reinhold On In Breakfast,Secret Recipe Club,Ultralight Backpacking | 19 Comments

Recipe: Skillet Granola

Skillet Granola on tray [1]Summary: A lightly sweet, toasty, crunchy granola chock full of fruit, nuts and seeds, to get your day started right. It’s also a great snack!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup light olive oil
  • 1/4 cup honey (or you could use maple syrup)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2-¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats (not quick oats) * see note below
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or could use raisins, currants, chopped dates or dried apricots)
  • ¼ cup slivered almonds
  • ¼ cup toasted chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, add oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon and heat on medium, stirring occasionally. Allow mixture to come to a boil (it will look foamy), and stir in oats, coating thoroughly.
  2. Cook over low heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until oats are light brown and toasted. Watch carefully so the sugars don’t burn. You will likely get a whiff of toasting oats as they cook.
  3. Remove from heat and add oats to a large mixing bowl. Allow them to cool 15-30 minutes; oats will crisp up as they cool. When entirely cool, break apart into clumps, add rest of ingredients – cranberries, almonds, pecans, flax, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds – stir and pour into a jar or container with a tight-fitting lid. Store in pantry.
  4. Makes about 3 cups.

Source

Source: Adapted from this recipe [2] at Baking and Creating with Avril.

Silver Palate Thick and Rough Oatmeal [3]Ingredient notes

*I prefer the Silver Palate Thick & Rough Oatmeal. These oats are sturdy and tasty! Use whatever brand you prefer.

Coconut is a love-it-or-hate-it ingredient for some, so I leave it out and add it to my own portion at serving time. That way I don’t ruin the batch for those who dislike it.

This would be a great nutrient- and calorie-dense snack for ultralight backpacking or to take along when surfing.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Cooling time: 30 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4-6
Culinary tradition: USA (General)

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