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grammie's granola (easter treat)

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Kim Biegacki
@KBPossible
Youngstown, OH

Wow, I am excited to find this recipe of my Grammie's because I love granola and what better than homemade granola. I will try and make this for Easter and give it out as gifts in jars. I know my family will love it. Of course, they can munch on it anytime they want and it is a great healthy snack. I remember my Grandma putting this granola into her homemade yogurt she would make. It really helped my sister & I to be able to eat it easier. It wasn't like the store bought kind with fruit and all. It was sort of sour and tart and other times we could put a spoonful of homemade jam.

(3 ratings)
yield 8 cups
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For grammie's granola (easter treat)

  • 1 c
    raisins
  • 2/3 c
    peanut butter
  • 2/3 c
    honey
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon *
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 4 c
    rolled oats*
  • 1/2 c
    dried figs, snipped (this is about 7 or 8 figs)
  • 1 c
    shelled peanuts (i used peanuts w/sea salt)

How To Make grammie's granola (easter treat)

  • 1
    Pour boiling water over raisins, set aside.
  • 2
    Combine peanut butter & honey in saucepan and melt. (This takes about 5 minutes or so.) Stir in vanilla, pour over oats and cinnamon.
  • 3
    Spread over a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 250 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
  • 4
    Stir in raisins, figs and nuts. (I also use other dried fruits like pineapple, papaya, apricots and cherries.)
  • 5
    Dry in oven about 1 hour, stir occasionally. Store covered. Yields: 8 cups (Or whatever fruits you decide. This is a picture of my "Easter Granola" I had dried papaya, pineapple, cherries, figs and salted peanuts)
  • 6
    To Vary: Use black walnut or other flavors of extracts. Try different nuts and/or sunflower seeds. Add 1/2 cup carob powder to oats or add some wheat germ & bran, increasing the honey too.
  • 7
    My Easter Jars: I added papaya, pineapple and cherries to the mix I cut out squares of remnant fabrics to use for the bags on top. I bought 1 bag of green plastic grass Assorted candies and placed in those 1/2 baggies you can buy at the store. Colored thin stripped ribbon and fancy Easter color ribbon thicker. Stickers for jars to write Happy Easter on.
  • 8
    The fabric is up under the lid and then the lid is screwed on to hold fabric in place. Here is how I placed the candies on the jar and then tied the fabric up around it.
  • 9
    Here are my completed jars of Easter Granola and a little chocolate goodies on top.
  • 10
    January 24th, 2015 --- Made a double batch of granola to share with family & friends. Here is the fruits I put into this batch.
  • 11
    January 24th, 2015 --- Granola all ready to eat!
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