D'Anthony's Banana Granola

This Granola is better than anything you'll find in the supermarket.  When he told me that he made it up himself I became intrigued.  Normally I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to granolas but I know that D.A. knows his way around the kitchen (no offence D.A.) but I wasn't expecting anything THAT good. Here's the recipe he gave me...

D'Anthony's Banana Granola

The color is off.
It should be more brown.

Dry ingredients...
14 cups of quick oats.
3 cups of wheat germ.
3 cups of coconut.
1 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds.
1 1/2 cup of sesame seeds.

Wet ingredients...
4 cups of brown sugar.
1 Tbsp. of salt.
1 Tbsp. of vanilla.
1 1/2 cup of water.
1 1/2 cup of oil.
4 ripe bananas.

1. Preheat oven 250 degrees in a convection oven / 300 in a gas oven.
2. Blend together the sugar,salt,vanilla,water & oil.
3. Mix dry and wet ingredients together by hand.
4. Mash & mix in the bananas.
5. Bake 40-60 minutes.  (Don't forget to turn the granola every fifteen minutes or so for even browning.)

D'Anthony -  chef extraordinaire.

Millie's Granola

Millie's Granola

 Mix together:

• 1/2 cup of raw honey
• 1 Tbsp. of vanilla (optional if you replace honey with agave or if honey isn't solidified)
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. of warm (liquid) extra virgin coconut oil

Then mix in:

• 6 cups of Whole rolled oats
• 4 pinches of salt
• 1 tsp. of cinnamon 

(If you rather have raw fruits & nuts  with your granola, the following can be added after baking the oats. If not add them now.)

• 2 cups of chopped dates
• 2 cups of raisins
• 1 cup of chopped almonds
• 1 cup of chopped walnuts
• 1 cup of pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup of sunflower seeds

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Now I'm no expert when it comes to food spoilage however, at room temperature it "should" keep in a sealed glass jar for a good three weeks... but refrigerating is always safer.

Crunchy Granola

Mind you I'm not partial to granolas so this one HAS to be real good to make it into my blog.  Also, I got this recipe from an industrial kitchen so it's written to make 66 cups, so if you just want to make  it for yourself you'll have to cut the ingredients down.

Crunchy Granola

I've always hated granolas until I tried this one.

Dry ingredients:

• 28 cups of quick oats
• 6 cups of wheat germ
• 6 cups of coconut
• 3 cups of sunflower seeds
• 3 cups of sesame seeds
• 4 cups of chopped walnuts
• 4 cups of chopped almonds
• 4 cups of carob chips (optional)

Blend:

• 6 cups of brown sugar
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. of salt
• 2 Tbsp. of vanilla
• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups of oil

1, Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2, Blend brown sugar, salt, vanilla, water & oil in a blender.
3, Combine wet & dry ingredients together.
4, Bake for one hour or until golden brown. (convection oven - 250 degrees/gas oven - 275 degrees)  Turn over every 15 - 20 minutes to expose areas not yet browned.
5, Take out of the oven & mix in the carob chips while the granola is still hot.  
Note: Freeze when not in use.