Reviewed: May 13, 2012

This was wonderful. Made it gluten free by using GF oatmeal. It was delicious. I put it in parfaits for a brunch I just had. People thought it was wonderful!

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newglutenfreecook

Reviewed: May 5, 2012

Needed salt. I added 1/2 tsp salt, then it was delicious! I also added 3/4 cup sliced almonds. It really went well with the flavor.

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lberg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2012

This was a great, quick and easy granola. Yes yes yes people freak out if some users don't follow the recipe exactly but I ALWAYS tweak my recipes. I followed what one of the previous users said and used maple syrup instead of brown sugar to make it quicker. I also microwaved my oil, maple sugar and honey and that significantly cut down my cooking time. I tossed my oats in this syrup and then added some salt which really made a difference. I would highly recommend added the raisins AFTER you have finished cooking the granola as my raisins were almost burnt in the oven. Great standard recipe, and QUICK. Took me less than 5 mins to make

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tngu

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2012

Good granola recipe with an interesting flavor. I've made granola for the first time, maybe my fault, but mine turned out a little overbaked. Very easy to make and doesn't call for many ingredients.

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DiamondGirl amanecer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2012

I made a batch of this last night and just finished the first taste in my breakfast yoghurt...delicious!!! I didn't have any coconut, but it still tastes great, I might add a little more cinnamon next time just because I love it, but I think this recipe is tasty all on its own!!

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FluffyBunny

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2012

The granola has been cooling for the last 20 minutes, and the small bites I've had taste wonderful. I'm giving this recipe four stars because, though the basics are there, it seemed like the proportions and cooking time were both off. On the recommendation of other reviewers, I doubled the quantity of brown sugar and honey to 1/2 cup each; I added 1/3 cup of oil. I'm glad I did both of those things, because as I was coating the oats/coconut mixture, I was afraid I didn't have enough, even after doubling those ingredients. I also added slightly more vanilla and cinnamon, and also added a pinch of salt to taste. Although I did include unsweetened coconut (flakes; I didn't have it in shredded form), I think it caused some of the oats to brown more quickly than others, and eventually to burn a bit. I would leave that out next time or add it in the last five minutes to get a toasted taste without the risk of burning it. Would recommend with incorporation of these changes.

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Running in Place

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2011

I love this recipe. It's simple, fast, and turns out so good. I've made it countless times and use it as both cereal and a snack. I've left out the coconut and raisins when I didn't have any and it still was good. I do use more cinnamon than the recipe calls for but I love cinnamon. I dump the oats into the saucepan like for no bake cookies and combine it that way because I don't want to dirty another bowl and it comes out just fine. I'm about to go make some more right now!

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LJames

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2011

I love this recipe! The only thing I did differently was add walnuts and I thought it was great :)

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~soul.shine~

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Ennis, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2011

I've been making this granola for over a year now and just love this recipe! It doesn't make super big clumps but I don't mind -- I sprinkle it over yogurt and eat it for breakfast or an afternoon snack. The base recipe gets 5 stars -- and it is also very customizable. I've added almonds, peanuts, dried cranberries, and also subbed 2 tbsp of peanut butter for 2 tbsp of the oil, and it always turns out delicious!

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Wendi

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

Excellent granola recipe. Did change a few things to make the granola clump together better. Instead of 1/4 cup used 1/2 cup of each brown sugar, canola oil and honey. Used 2 tsp of cinnamon instead of 1 and cut back vanilla extract to 1 tsp so it did not over power cinnamon taste. Sprinkled cinnamon on top of granola after spreading out on cookie sheet before baking. Baked exactly 15 mins. at 350 and stirred granola every 5 mins. to keep from sticking to bottom of cookie sheet and browning to fast.

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