Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Excellent recipe! I took the advice of another reviewer and boiled the honey first to make it spread further. Thanks for a great recipe Chris!

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

I have been following & making this reciped for 3 months now. My only modification is to half the recipe (since I'm the only one who eats it) and omit the sunflower seeds (not a fan). Otherwise, I have memorized this recipe and eat it mixed w/what ever at least 5 days a week!

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Christine R.

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

Very, very good. Not oily at all. Great combination of crunch, fruit, and sweetness. Had to sub two other dried fruits for the papaya and the pineapple, so I used diced prunes and chopped dates.

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2009

Ok I am reviewing this BEFORE the granola is completely cool. So far it looks great and I am sure DH will LOVE it. I did change things (I hate it when people review and change thing on the first time but here I am!) I did not have much honey and really wanted to make this so I used a little molasses and the rest dark corn syrup (Ok not as health but it worked). I also just threw in any dried fruit or nuts that I had on hand. I really don't think there will be any left from this batch when my husband gets home from work because I figure the teens will get a hold of it first. THanks for the recipe.

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Nancy S.

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Home Town: Alexandria, Indiana, USA

Living In: Muncie, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

This was good. We took the advice from another reviewer to mix the honey and oil together first! I then waited to add the oatmeal until last after mixing the other ingred. with honey/oil mix. Instead of wheat germ, I used an extra 1/4 cup flax seed and didn't add sunflower seeds. For fruit, we used raisins and craisins. We baked about 25-30 min. until we started to smell it, then I took it out because I didn't want it to burn. Ours didn't break into pieces. *update* We made this again and liked it much better the second time for some reason. I let it cool and sit overnight and I think the key may be to let it cool COMPLETELY (I realized I didn't do that the first time) because then it did actually break a little more into pieces. We love this for cereal in the morning!

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Molly

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

Very good granola. I quadrupled the recipe but only made 2 1/2x the syrup (oil and honey). I combined all the dry ingredients (except for the dry fruit and placed it in the oven for about 20 minutes to toast them up. I combined the oil and honey in a saucepan with the cinnamon and a pinch of salt and brought it to a boil. This thinned out the honey and made it easier to pour over all the dry ingredients. I added the dried fruit 1/2 way thru the baking so they would not burn. I needed to bake the granola for much much longer than suggested. But it was very good.

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Chef4Six

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

I've been testing several granola recipes lately. This one is my favorite! I do make some changes, and like the recipe description says, it's very versatile! I use 1/2 cup flax seed (the miracle grain, as I call it) and omit the wheat germ and sunflower seeds. I use 1/2 cup sliced almonds and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. I also add 1 tsp. vanilla extract. I love the nutmeg and cinnamon - it smells so good baking! For cost reasons, I only use raisins and dried cranberries for the fruit. I end up baking mine for almost 40 minutes until it is toasted and crunchy. It clumps up very nicely. Hint: stir the oil and honey together first before adding to oat mixture.

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Dianne

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2007

This recipe is excellent and easy to make various combinations depending on your preference.

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2007

I Love this recipe, and my Husband loves it even more, i double or quadruple the batch.... and make it every two weeks for him, and he takes it for breakfast everyday.. we usually just use cranberries or raisins, its tasty and easy to make!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fitchburg, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2006

My two year old is the very picky, but she loves this recipe. It does come out more as a cereal than because the honey is hard to stir into the dry ingredients and uniformly coat everything.

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leuanya

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2005

Granola didn't break apart in chunks as expected so I baked it a little longer with same result. Looks more like cereal. Followed recipe exactly except used safflower oil in place of canola oil. Maybe that was the problem. Tastes delicious so will use it as cereal. Rated as a three but partly my fault because of oil replacement. Thanks, Chris!

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