Griddle Granola

We like to incorporate granola into various dishes at The Griddle. You may have seen some of our granola specials on Facebook or Twitter (@thegriddle1). We have granola hotcakes, granola waffles, granola and yogurt, and sometimes as a topping to another dish. So today we are going to teach you how to make the one common ingredient to all those dishes, granola!

The one thing about granola is you can make it how you like. If you like certain nuts than add those into your recipe. This is the instructions for how to make our classic granola. We would love for you to share which ingredients you add to make your granola one of a kind, share them with us on Twitter @thegriddle1 or Facebook.com/thegriddle.

Here is a list of ingredients you’re going to need:

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup molasses
½ cup honey
½ cup cold water
6 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 tsp cinnamon
6 cups Oatmeal
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped almonds
2/3 cup shredded coconut
2/3 cup sunflower seeds
½ cup wheat germ
4 Tbsp sesame seeds
2 cups dried cranberries

Step 1:
Preheat oven to 325

Step 2:
Combine first 6 ingredients (brwn sugar, molasses, honey, water, oil, cinnamon) in saucepan and bring to boil over low-med heat stir constantly.

Step 3:
Combine all dry ingredients except cranberries and ½ of coconut in a large bowl. Pour hot sugar molasses mixture over dry ingredients. Mix well and put on to sheet pan.

Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

Step 4:
Bake and stir every 10 minutes for about an 45-60 minutes.

Step 5:
Cool granola completely. Add dried cranberries and rest of coconut when cooled.

*For an extra sweet treat add white or dark chocolate chips.*

How did your granola turn out?