[Recipe] Maple Pecan Granola (+ Kashi puffs)

SO.
Apparently I am a really bad blogger.

Sorry about that.

BUT. Going to do TWO posts today.
I actually had an entry already written, but I wanted to put pictures in it, so I had to search for them in my hard drive first. And that's hard. :P

I'll do that later tonight, after the gym (and taxes).

As for this post, I'm going to talk about granola!

Yum :D

One thing that I didn't know about granola is that it's basically toasted, sugared oats. With stuff in it.

The funny thing is that granola is is RIDICULOUSLY easy to make. And cheap!
It's just a little time consuming.


For my recipe, I've altered AB's granola recipe.
His recipe has coconut (ew), raisins (meh), and lots of nuts (... too much).

Working with the ingredients I always have in our kitchen, I've created a Maple Pecan Granola (+ Kashi puffs).

Here is my recipe:

Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP brown sugar
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup Kashi Whole Grain Puffs (YES! Product placement!)  (I don't always have this on hand, though.)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees fahrenheit.
Mix the sugar, syrup, vegetable oil, and salt in a small container. (I usually do it in a one-cup measuring cup.)
Mix the oats and pecans together in a big bowl.
Mix the "wet" ingredients into the oats and pecans.
After this mixture is coated well, add in the Kashi puffs. (I do this because I think that it'll prevent the cereal from getting too wet. Not sure if it makes a difference.)
Spread it out on a baking sheet and bake for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Every 15 minutes, stir the granola so it doesn't burn.

ENJOY!

I like to eat it with a cup of yogurt. :)

(without puffs)

Of course, you can always tweak the add-ins (pecans, puffs) to your liking - as you can see through my alterations of AB's recipe.

I usually make a 1/2 recipe. After the jump:

Ingredients for 1/2 recipe

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

3 TBSP brown sugar

3 TBSP maple syrup

2 TBSP vegetable oil

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup Kashi Whole Grain Puffs

So if you go by the measure of eating it with a cup of yogurt, the half recipe makes about 5 to 6 servings.

:D