Chewy Coconut Granola Recipes

CHEWY COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• In a very large bowl mix together oats, wheat bran, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds.
• Combine in a sauce pan olive oil,honey, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt.
• Heat on medium heat until all are dissolved and form a "syrup".
• Pour the "syrup" into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix very well, try to ensure every piece is evenly coated, stir, smash, stir.
• When all is mixed well stir in coconut and raisins.
• Put half of mixture into a glass 9x13 baking dish and spread evenly without packing down.
• If you have two glass dishes you can bake both at once.
• Bake at 275 for 40 minutes, then leaving pans in oven, turn up oven to 325 and bake for another 12-15 minutes.
• Stir granola just once when it comes out and leave it alone to cool, if there are clumps do not break them up.
• Allow to COOL COMPLETELY before removing from pan or serving.
• Store in an airtight container or gallon size freezer bags.
• Serve with milk or soy milk or rice milk as you would breakfast cereal.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY-COCONUT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with a piece of parchment paper that is large enough to go up all sides of the pan.
• Combine oats, rice cereal, coconut, almonds, and cherries in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Combine honey, peanut butter, brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and salt in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until brown sugar is melted; continue to simmer for 1 minute more. Pour heated mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to fully combine. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour granola into the prepared baking pan and press firmly with a nonstick spatula or lightly oiled hands to tightly compact and distribute evenly throughout.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Remove from the refrigerator and slice into 20 equal portions. Tightly wrap individually in plastic wrap or serve immediately.

ULTIMATE IRRESISTIBLE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the oats, almonds, walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, wheat germ, coconut and sunflower seeds. In a small pan over medium heat, stir together the oil and honey. Cook and stir until blended. You could also do this in a large measuring cup in the microwave, heating for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Pour over the oat mixture, and stir to coat evenly. Spread out in an even layer on two cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the oats and nuts are toasted. Immediately after it comes out of the oven, stir in the raisins and dried cranberries. Let stand until cooled, and stir again to break up any large clusters. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks, but I guarantee it won't be around that long!

CHEWY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Bake oats and oat bran in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix together butter, sugar, maple syrup, honey and corn syrup until fully combined and brown sugar is melted.
• Combine oats with remaining ingredients.
• Stir well and use 19 x 13 glass pan.
• Press into pan well and bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cool completely and cut into pieces.