http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/ Cooking unfussy and spruced up comfort food, breaking down kitchen-phobia barriers with seasonal fare Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-117495 Elizabeth Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:45:58 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-117495 I've been looking for a good granola recipe and this one seems great! Not too sweet, lots of good things in it! Unfortunately I whipped up a batch tonight and didn't pay enough attention to it. I checked it at 15 minutes and it was a little golden but I thought, thats way too soon! So I left it another 5 and its a bit burnt here and there :( Definitely salvage-able but will watch more closely next time! I’ve been looking for a good granola recipe and this one seems great! Not too sweet, lots of good things in it! Unfortunately I whipped up a batch tonight and didn’t pay enough attention to it. I checked it at 15 minutes and it was a little golden but I thought, thats way too soon! So I left it another 5 and its a bit burnt here and there :( Definitely salvage-able but will watch more closely next time!

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30978 Laura Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30978 This recipe looks and sounds amazing! Question: what kind of vegetable oil did you use? Would you ever consider using butter instead of oil? Do you think it would add to the flavor/richness of the granola? thank you! This recipe looks and sounds amazing! Question: what kind of vegetable oil did you use? Would you ever consider using butter instead of oil? Do you think it would add to the flavor/richness of the granola? thank you!

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30977 Carol Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:29:12 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30977 Just made this -- it's almost done cooling. House smells great, and my first taste of it was amazing!! Just made this — it’s almost done cooling. House smells great, and my first taste of it was amazing!!

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30976 the purcells Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:10:34 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30976 even to a granola lover, this looks like a delicious recipe so thank you! even to a granola lover, this looks like a delicious recipe so thank you!

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30975 Sara Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:56:59 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30975 I totally agree with you about the yogurt--I won't go near the flavored stuff. Though, besides granola I do add raspberry jam, so perahps it ends up being more sugar that way. I am pretty finicky about granola--if it's good it's great but there are a lot (A LOT) of bad granolas out there and the few I've liked just are too expensive to justify buying regularly. I'll have to try this recipe--I made granola a few timees from the Barefoot Contessa cookbook and really it's easy enough that it's a shame not to do. I totally agree with you about the yogurt–I won’t go near the flavored stuff. Though, besides granola I do add raspberry jam, so perahps it ends up being more sugar that way. I am pretty finicky about granola–if it’s good it’s great but there are a lot (A LOT) of bad granolas out there and the few I’ve liked just are too expensive to justify buying regularly. I’ll have to try this recipe–I made granola a few timees from the Barefoot Contessa cookbook and really it’s easy enough that it’s a shame not to do.

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30974 Amanda Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:08:49 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30974 I was a granola hater for the longest time too. The storebought ones were too sweet, and honestly, I'd rather eat my calories in actual candy. But I tried a martha recipe that was really simply and not too sweet and I liked it. I think what I love most about granola is its texture with smooth yogurt. Gotta love that crunch! I was a granola hater for the longest time too. The storebought ones were too sweet, and honestly, I’d rather eat my calories in actual candy. But I tried a martha recipe that was really simply and not too sweet and I liked it. I think what I love most about granola is its texture with smooth yogurt. Gotta love that crunch!

]]> http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30973 cosmic cowgirl Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:08:30 +0000 http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/#comment-30973 reminds me a lot of my favorite granola recipe, which i adapted from alton brown. i just use the dry ingredients as a base, then swap out ingredients like local honey for maple syrup, change up the nuts and dried fruit, etc. (i.e. walnuts and sweetened dried bananas tastes like banana nut bread!). i have discovered 325 is the perfect temp and i stir every 10 minutes or so for around 30-40 minutes. and, yes, plain low fat yogurt is THE BEST accompaniment to this treat. great post and pics--yumsville! reminds me a lot of my favorite granola recipe, which i adapted from alton brown. i just use the dry ingredients as a base, then swap out ingredients like local honey for maple syrup, change up the nuts and dried fruit, etc. (i.e. walnuts and sweetened dried bananas tastes like banana nut bread!). i have discovered 325 is the perfect temp and i stir every 10 minutes or so for around 30-40 minutes. and, yes, plain low fat yogurt is THE BEST accompaniment to this treat. great post and pics–yumsville!

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