Draft originally begun April 2012 and inexplicably unpublished.
Made another batch of this just today, with pecans, pictured.
So I've been eating yogurt virtually every day - not my own so often these days, but I have found a few favorites. I had some leftover vanilla-almond granola from a bread project, which I sprinkled onto some vanilla yogurt, what a delight of textures!
Only thing is granola is crazy-expensive, and one box I bought smelled a lot like that weird vanilla scent of play-doh. But I have a ton of oats at home, so why don't I make some? Going to my standby, I found a Cooks Illustrated recipe for almond-fruit granola. But of course I couldn't leave well enough alone.
I didn't have enough maple syrup, so I substituted honey, and replaced a tablespoon of brown sugar with maple sugar. Swapped the almonds for macadamias, and chopped up some banana chips to blend with it.
It didn't need nearly 40 minutes - I took it out at 29.
1 T. maple sugar
1/3 c. honey
1 1/2 T. vanilla
1/2 c. oil
4 1/4 c. rolled oats
3/4 c. wheat germ
2 c. chopped macadamia nuts
2 c. chopped banana chips
Whisk sugars, honey, vanilla together in a large bowl. Whisk in oil. Pour in oats, wheat germ, and macadamias, and stir to coat well.
Pour into baking sheet (line with parchment if you don't have a nonstick sheet), then use a large spatula to press the granola into the pan.
Bake at 325 degF for 30-40 min or until golden. Don't overbake or it will taste scorched. Cool on a wire rack for an hour, then break up the granola into chunks. Stir in banana chips. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy over yogurt. :)
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