Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, toasted crunchy granola clusters. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The egg whites will give the granola the crunchy clumpiness. So if you want to create a fun, crunchy snack for yourself and your kids, give the recipe a try. This granola clusters recipe creates deliciously crunchy and craggy chunks of granola that can be eaten with milk, yogurt, or straight out of hand! High in protein and fiber, it's a healthy snack, breakfast or even dessert.
Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have toasted crunchy granola clusters using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters:
- Prepare Granola
- Get 4 cup corn flakes (see NOTE)
- Make ready 5 cup oats (old fashioned works better than quick-cooking type)
- Make ready 2 cup nuts (any you like, or a mix of different kinds)
- Take 1 cup raisins, dark or golden
- Make ready 1 cup dried fruit (see NOTE)
- Prepare 2 cup flaked sweetened coconut
- Get Coating Mixture
- Get 1 cup butter
- Make ready 1 cup brown sugar
- Take 1/2 cup honey
- Get 2 tsp kosher salt
- Get Other
- Get 2 large egg whites
This time around, it was the irresistible fragrance of toasted nuts, seeds and cinnamon. Especially those little jagged nuggets of perfect crunchiness. I don't know about you, but in my family, those clusters of crunchy homemade granola are truly coveted. I would like to share with you this basic recipe for.
Instructions to make Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters:
- NOTE: For the corn flakes, you can use either plain or frosted or flavored. I use the ones pictured here.
- NOTE: Use your favorite dried fruits (in addition to the raisins). Dried cranberries, cherries, pineapple, prunes, dates – whatever you like in any combination to equal 1 cup total. Cut up or tear any large pieces so they're about the same size as the raisins for more even distribution in the granola.
- You'll need a very large mixing bowl that holds at least 32 cups. I use the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl®. Put the corn flakes in the bowl and smash them up a bit. I use a plastic cup to smash mine.
- Add remaining granola ingredients and toss well with a mixing spoon to evenly distribute the ingredients.
- Put all the coating mixture ingredients into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until butter is melted, stirring occasionally to combine. Pour about half this mixture evenly over the granola. With the large mixing spoon, stir and toss for about 2 to 3 minutes to evenly coat the granola. Pour the rest of the the coating mixture over the granola and continue mixing until all seems to be coated.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg whites until frothy. Pour evenly over the granola. Stir and toss for 2 to 3 minutes to evenly coat the granola with the egg white. The egg whites will give the granola the crunchy clumpiness.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Divide the granola evenly between the 2 cookie sheets spreading out with the back of the large mixing spoon or a spatula.
- Bake in a preheated 300°F oven for 25 minutes, rotating the trays halfway through for even toasting. Turn off the oven, prop open the oven door, and allow the granola to cool in the oven for 3 hours. (You can do make this just before bedtime and allow to cool in the oven overnight, if desired.)
- With clean hands, gently break the sheets of cooled granola into clusters. Store in ziplock baggies or a covered container.
- Munch away!!
I don't know about you, but in my family, those clusters of crunchy homemade granola are truly coveted. I would like to share with you this basic recipe for. My Mom makes the greatest granola of all time. Part of what makes it so good is that it has the ideal balance of sweet and savory—sweetness from honey and savory from toasted oats. If you would like to make two different granola flavors out of one recipe, split the sweetened oats into two bowls before adding the granola flavors.
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