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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:16:28 +0000

[...] used this homemade granola recipe. My husband has an aversion to coconut, so I headed over to Allrecipes.com to check out some of [...]

By: Christie's Corner

Christie's Corner — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:01:00 +0000

Lizzie, what a great idea! I like chunkier granola and will give this a try next time, which should be sometime this weekend (time permitting). Thanks so much for taking the time to post your variation. Can’t wait to try this.

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:12:00 +0000

This is great. I added 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour, 2 tbs of oil, 2TBS of honey and 2 tbs of water to help it get some larger chunks.

By: Christie's Corner

Christie's Corner — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Emily, I'm glad the recipe appeals to you. I like your suggestion to mix up the nuts with hazelnuts or almonds.

I like my granola less sweet so prefer unsweetened coconut. But the beauty of granola is you can tinker with it to suit your tasted.

As for flame raisins? They're raisins made from flame grapes. They're very big and sweet, so that's another reason not to use sweetened coconut.

Hope your granola turns out well.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:00:00 +0000

When I was browsing blogs looking for a great homemade granola recipe, yours really caught my eye! The recipe sounds amazing! I just recently learned how to make granola and I posted my very simple recipe on my blog-check it out! I really like the idea of adding maple syrup because I think it would really intensify the flavor of the granola. I have a major sweet tooth and I would probably devour the entire batch of this granola in a day or two! My recipe includes honey which is also delicious. I really like how you made a recipe that doesn’t call for oil and butter-less to buy and much healthier! I think the addition of pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds is very interesting. I also enjoy a lot of crunch so I am going to try this next time. Your recipe calls for walnuts and I would suggest trying almonds or hazelnuts if you are looking to switch it up a bit. Do you find that using sweetened coconut makes the granola too sweet? What exactly are flame raisins? Thanks so much for posting this recipe-I really enjoy your blog!

By: Christie's Corner

Christie's Corner — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:48:00 +0000

Donna from Olympia, thanks so much for the feedback! I’m so glad you liked the granola. I can’t believe I haven’t made it in 20 years. What was I thinking?

By: Donna in Olympia

Donna in Olympia — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Charmian your granola is fabulous we both love it. No wonder you ate it for supper the other night !

By: Christie's Corner

Christie's Corner — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Kris, I use maple syrup because it's very liquid and coats the ingredients nicely. I'd love to know how it compares to your honey version.

Donna, homemade granola is incredibly easy. I love that you don't even have to measure precisely. Let me know how it turns out for you.

Julie, I don't really like store brands because they're too sweet and the raisins are like leather. But my homemade is half way to trail mix, which appeals to my taste buds. If you try it, let me know how it turns out.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:39:00 +0000

Apparently I’m on a totally different wave-length because I don’t think I’ve ever made granola. And in fact, I very rarely eat granola, but all of this looks so good I’m thinking that I should be paying more attention to granola.

By: Donna Hull

Donna Hull — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:13:00 +0000

I’ve never made granola but I’ll be trying your version, especially since you’ve eliminated most of the fat.