Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2011

Best Granola ever. I have added flax seeds and walnuts. I measure generously. I used a full cup of hot water. Honey, brown sugar, vanilla, water and oil, the 2 cup measure filled to the brim. I stir the mixture to syrup, prevents crystallizing while cooking. Ten minutes between stirring in the oven, the last is only about five minutes. Kids come home and beg for a quart ziplock full to take with them. I had tried for years to get my family to make granola a regular part of the household diet. This is the only recipe that they love.

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BSMCTNME

Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2011

As many others have found this is best baked at 225 degrees for 1 hour 30-45 minutes, switching racks every 30 minutes or so. I also omit the brown sugar (honey is plenty of sweetness for me!) and coconut, and add walnuts and pecans only. After removing from the oven I add whatever fruit I want (raisins, cranberries, dates, cherries, etc) as I've found adding them before baking makes the fruit dry and rock hard. Great basic recipe to add your own person touches too!

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Patti

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2011

I'm giving thus recipe five stars because it is really a great flexible recipe. After making this several times I have personalized it by adding fruits such as sultanas, dried cherries, currants, and/or cranberries. I have also substituted speltflakes for a cup of the oats, and pecans for the almonds, and added pumkin seeds. You can use whatever you have on hand. Most importantly, I cut the temperature to 300 degrees and stir twice after 20 minutes, and then after about another 20 minutes, then give it another 10 if needed.

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spanishdona

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Roxbury Township, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

Next time I'll halve the recipe. This makes a lot of granola, which made it hard to mix and cook evenly.

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jsahalie

Reviewed: May 28, 2010

Very good! I added cranraisins, half with coconut and two cookie sheets were used. Cooked @ 275 for 40 minutes doubled the"liquid" items.

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inounvme

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2010

Delicious - I made a big batch for an event at church and it was a huge hit. So I made it again for me!!

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H Sankey

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2010

I love this granola. It was crunchy and just perfectly sweet. I added flax seed and dried fruit during the last 10 minutes of baking. What a treat! Will definitely make again and again.

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ummibrahim

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

I'm sure this is a great recipe but my batch was burned! The cooking temp is way too high. I was really looking forward to this but I was left disappointed.

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somerly3114

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

This recipe is very good. I like it because you can add what you like and it is not too sweet. Like many of the other reviewers, I didn't cook it for the 60-90 minutes. I cooked it at 325 for 15 minutes and then just turned the oven off. It turned out perfect! Thanks

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Cheryl Carlson

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

I made this granola and really loved it. I omitted the sesame seeds. I think baking it for an hour is quite long, my first batch was burned. I cut it down to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and it was perfect. I used dried cherries..yummy!

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