Mr. Splendid is a granola man and he is always buying new packages, in his mission to find the perfect blend of good health and good taste. I have always been skeptical of packaged granola and it’s wholesome appearances, I just know there are sugars and other unnecessary additives hidden within that healthy exterior.
I hope you’ll try it and let me know what you think {also, why not fiddle around with the mix? Please let me know what ends up in your favorite concoction.}
5 cups steel cut oats
2 cups cashews
2 cups almonds
2 cups walnuts
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup maple syrup
3 egg whites
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon almond extract
1 – 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup dates
1 cup dried sour or Montmorency cherries
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Arrange 2 racks towards the top middle of the oven.
In a large bowl toss the oats, nuts and cinnamon. In a small bowl stir together the maple syrup, egg whites, grape seed oil, almond extract and salt.
Pour liquid mixture over the dry mixture and stir it well until dry ingredients are well covered and mixed.
Press the mix into 2 separate trays.
Bake for 30 ~ 40 minutes, but check it while baking to make sure it is to your desired level of doneness. I find it most delicious, when I can smell a “toasty” smell in the air, and the mix has turned to a light golden brown. When you first take it out of the oven, the mix will be soft and move around, but as it cools it will become chunky and crunchy, which is what I like. If you don’t like chunks, you can stir the granola a few of times while it is cooking.
The text is centered on the paper and then I folded the sheet in thirds, with the top third and bottom third folded behind the {printed} center third. I folded down the corners, just to make it look a little more finished. I secured the label in place with a rubber band before tying it on with some garden twine and trimming the ends of the twine.
If you would like me to send you the word document I used to make the label, send me an email at ebh@splendidmarket.com. You could always change the name {I Dream of Granola, Glorious Granola, Enchanted Home Granola, Granola Quintessence, etc.} before printing.
It looks yummy! I am loving this virtual trip to the ranch…
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