Green Tea Honey Nut Granola Recipes

HONEY NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Position 1 oven rack about 6 inches from top heating element in oven; place second oven rack about 6 inches from bottom heating element. Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 2 (15x10-inch) pans with sides with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together oats, pecans, coconut, wheat germ and sesame seed. In medium bowl, stir together butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over oat mixture; stir until evenly coated. Divide mixture between pans. Place 1 pan on each oven rack.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toasted. Stir every 10 minutes and switch position of pans after first 15 minutes. Spread granola on waxed paper to cool completely. Add cranberries. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days, or freeze up to 6 months.

HONEY NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir oats, nuts and sunflower kernels together. In a separate bowl, mix together oil, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Add to dry ingredients; mix well. Spread mixture onto two ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven, for 10 minutes, remove from oven and stir. Return to oven and continue baking until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely before storing.

GREEN TEA-HONEY NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, cashews and pecans.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, tea and honey over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until brown sugar is melted. Pour over cereal mixture; toss until well coated. Spread in pan.
• Bake 45 minutes, stirring well every 15 minutes. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until crisp and glazed. Stir in mangoes and cranberries. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. (Mixture will crisp as it cools.) Store tightly covered at room temperature.

HONEY NUTTY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine oats, almonds, macadamia nuts, and coconut in a large bowl. Heat olive oil, honey, butter, and brown sugar together in a separate microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until butter is melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Whisk butter mixture until brown sugar is dissolved; stir in salt, turmeric, and cinnamon. Pour butter mixture over oat mixture; toss to coat thoroughly. Spread granola evenly on a baking sheet.
• Bake granola in preheated oven until well-toasted and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet to set, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in raisins.

SLOW-COOKER HONEY NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 8 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk honey, water, oil, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and salt until blended; stir into oat mixture. Cook, covered, on high 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until crisp, stirring well every 20 minutes., Stir in cranberries and raisins. Spread evenly onto waxed paper or baking sheets; cool completely. Store in airtight containers. If desired, serve with yogurt.

HONEY-NUT COCONUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°. In a large bowl, combine oats, wheat germ, cereal and coconut. Pour into 2 greased 13x9-in. baking pans. , Bake 20 minutes, stirring once. Heat honey in a saucepan until thin, about 5 minutes. Pour half into each pan; stir to coat evenly. , Return to the oven for 20-30 minutes or until golden, stirring every 10 minutes. Stir in walnuts and apricots. Cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.

HONEY NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large oven-proof bowl or pan, melt butter in oven.
• After butter is melted, add honey and cinnamon and mix well until cinnamon is dissolved into the honey and oil.
• Add the oats, nuts, and coconut if desired.
• Mix until the oats and nuts are well coated with honey and butter/oil.
• Place in the oven for 30 minutes or until oats and nuts are well toasted, stirring frequently.
• Allow to cool and add dried fruit and store in an airtight container. This stores for at least a month in the pantry and much longer in the refrigerator.
• I generally triple or quadruple this recipe. Cooking time is considerably longer. Just make sure you stir at least every fifteen minutes.
• Oil may be substituted for butter. Wheat germ can also be added but tends to make the texture grainy.

HONEY VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven the oven to 275 degrees.
• Mix together the oats, seeds and nuts in a large bowl.
• Heat oil, vanilla, cinnamon, and honey together in a saucepan until blended.
• Add honey mixture to oat mixture and stir well.
• Spread out the granola on one or two baking sheets and bake for 50 minutes or until desired crispness. Stir occasionally to prevent mixture from clumping.
• leave to cool and store in zip lock baggies.