Comments on: Tangled Nest Granola Recipe–Just say “NO” to Cereal Boxes

By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:44:53 +0000

I have recently been convicted of the amount of processed food in the breakfast isle of my pantry. Please bring on the breakfast ideas! My son is addicted to what we call breakfast bars and I would love to replace that with a homemade breakfast item. Any ideas? Maybe I could make some jam filled muffins……off to brain storm, thanks for the post.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:40 +0000

Just saw this through the link you left at the Amateur Gourmet. I’m making that recipe right now. But I would like to make something a bit healthier and that makes more. Your recipe fits the bill. I’ll definitely try it next. Thanks!

By: Lyanda

Lyanda — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:15:51 +0000

Thanks Joy! Do let us know how you like it.

By: Joy Rabb

Joy Rabb — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:19 +0000

Hi, Lyanda. I came here to your granola recipe via a link you left at the Amateur Gourmet, which I found through Google just now looking for a Granola recipe.

I’ve never been crazy about Granola, but I did eat it years ago when living in the country in a community where one of the women made it every Friday night, to have for the week, in our big country kitchen, back in the early ’80s. It was a great place to hang out on Friday nights and other times. There was always something happening in the kitchen so conversation was always happening.

I’m very interested in health through nutrition, and have been learning lately about how even some of the organic “healthy” cereals are not as healthy as we might think, and as others have written, the prices for the “best” ones are truly out of sight. And now I’ve learned that the extrusion process used in making flakes and other shapes (o’s) negatively affects the nutritional value.

SO … I’m going to become a granola maker, and your recipe will be my first because of the fruit juice replacement for other sugars. I’m trying to keep it low cal. It also looks like it might be more economical to make than some of the others, also.

So thanks enormously, and I’ll let you know how I make out! I’ll look forward to coming back to your site, when I have more time, to see what else is here.

Thanks again.
Joy.

By: maria

maria — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:56:02 +0000

p.s. How about using hazelnuts, which are local to the NW?

By: maria

maria — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:54:14 +0000

I was just poring over my my grocery store receipt, wondering how I could make it lower next time, and feeling annoyed that the priciest things on the list were boxes of (organic, granted) cereal. Thanks for a way to stop the madness!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:49:22 +0000

Perfect timing. My husband loves granola, and just this morning, for the first time EVER, I considered making my own. I found and bookmarked a homemade granola recipe in my Mark Bittman cookbook to try and make sometime next week. And now I will remove that bookmark, because I have your recipe. Thank you!