Volcano granola

[Ali]

8 cups oats
1 cup pecans
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup orange juice
4 tblsp. Molasses
2/3 cup honey
1 cup dried cranberries (or raisins)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread oats in a large, deep pan and toast for aprox. 8 minutes, mixing them every few minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add pecans and sunflower seeds.
In a saucepan, heat orange juice, molasses, and honey. Stir and mix over low heat. After thoroughly warmed, add to oats mixture. Spread in roasting pan. Bake for aprox. 25 minutes. Add cranberries and serve.

(serves 20)
Nutritional Value per Serving:
250 cals
7g. Protein
37g Carbs
9g Fat


You could leave out the pecans if you want to lower the fat.

[Erik]

You should make me some of this stuff. Yep, that's what I think.

[Ali]

You should make me some of this stuff. Yep, that's what I think.

Are you EATING in Michigan? I'll make you better stuff that that. :yum: :buddies:

[Erik]

Are you EATING in Michigan? I'll make you better stuff that that. :yum: :buddies:

I'll eat with you. :wink:

I'm dieting, but cheating, that weekend. Calorie coaxing will be in full effect.

[Inatic]

:yum: I'll work on calorie coaxing too :D

[Erik]

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread oats in a large, deep pan and toast for aprox. 8 minutes, mixing them every few minutes.

Oats? Where's the oats?

[Ali]

Oats? Where's the oats?


Ha! What the heck. Just a minute.

Fixed it.

[Cindy Day]

YUM :yum:

[absolut_blonde]

This looks great!

I wonder if I could sub something for the pecans? SO is allergic to nuts (but sunflower seeds are okay). More oatmeal? Something to make up for the 1 cup volume.

[Ali]

Ya, I'd just put more oats in. :)

[Ali]

I'll eat with you. :wink:

I'm dieting, but cheating, that weekend. Calorie coaxing will be in full effect.

Coaxing? :uhuh:

OKAY!! :yippee:

[abbatoir]

Love the name! ;)

[Ecala]

Are you EATING in Michigan? I'll make you better stuff that that. :yum: :buddies:

Make some of that cracker candy :hehe:

[Inatic]

THought there was some carbs missing. This looks yummier now :yum:

Ellie, what's cracker candy?

[gymmystress]

This looks awesome! I did see the nutritional values but am wondering what is considered a serving size?
This looks like it may be very addictive.Thank you for sharing!

[Ali]

This looks awesome! I did see the nutritional values but am wondering what is considered a serving size?
This looks like it may be very addictive.Thank you for sharing!

Just cut it into 12 equal parts...or whatever it says up there.

[Ali]

Make some of that cracker candy :hehe:


Oh, now that stuff IS addicting...better frozen, though. :drool:

[Erik]

I'll take some of that too then.

[Kate]

Make some of that cracker candy :hehe:


I love that stuff :drool:

Don't have a recipe for it - though I'm not sure if I want one... :uhuh: Might be a bad idea. :lol3:

[Ecala]

THought there was some carbs missing. This looks yummier now :yum:

Ellie, what's cracker candy?

That saltine cracker/toffee candy. Here's one recipe for it:

INGREDIENTS
4 ounces saltine crackers - (just line a baking sheet with crackers- not all the way to the edge though)
1 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional- I've used chopped walnuts)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in single layer.
In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces.

[Erik]

Ahhh, Noel made that at Christmas and sent me some. Tastes like a Skor chocolate bar? Same stuff?

[Jen]

Ahhh, Noel made that at Christmas and sent me some. Tastes like a Skor chocolate bar? Same stuff?

she sent me some too :yum:

[jrb1980]

Does this stuff make like granola bars or lose granola?

[Blondell]

Does this stuff make like granola bars or lose granola?
This is where 'loose' should be, people! :lol3:

[Blondell]

she sent me some too :yum:
I've never heard of this. :uhuh: I may hafta bribe, Noel.

[jrb1980]

This is where 'loose' should be, people! :lol3:

lol... and I grade people on grammar:funny:

Do you know the answer to my question grammar police?

[Erik]

I've never heard of this. :uhuh: I may hafta bribe, Noel.

It won't take any bribing. Noel's a giver.

[Patricia]

That saltine cracker/toffee candy. Here's one recipe for it:

INGREDIENTS
4 ounces saltine crackers - (just line a baking sheet with crackers- not all the way to the edge though)
1 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional- I've used chopped walnuts)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in single layer.
In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces.
:drool:
OMG I am taking this with me to eat April 22nd!

[Ecala]

Ahhh, Noel made that at Christmas and sent me some. Tastes like a Skor chocolate bar? Same stuff?


Yes! just like Skor. :nod:

[Ecala]

:drool:
OMG I am taking this with me to eat April 22nd!


P-- it is AWESOME. :drool: Addicting as hell.

[Patricia]

I must spread some rep around..:dry: