Comments on: Homemade Granola

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:01:29 +0000

Ooh, great idea!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:02:43 +0000

I have made this a few more times and I decided to leave out the water last time, and I love the result. I checked with our local Weston Price gurus and they tell me that soaking the oats in the fats and yogurt (without water) will accomplish the goal (of improving digestibility of the oats). Voila! I love it. With the water, my granola was coming out with a texture that masked the beauty of the oats; without the water, I get to see and enjoy the texture of the oats. Just personal preference, but I thought I’d share in case anybody else was having texture issues…

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:27:10 +0000

Yes I baked it for 4 hours and it was really crispy, but smelt and tasted very bad (we had to air the house for hours afterward and the oven still smells a little). I will certainly try again though as I love the sound of this recipe!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:54:55 +0000

I am not sure what to say. Did you bake it? You might try it and taste it. It may be perfectly fine. I don’t think the temperature is a problem. Just make sure all your ingredients were not bad prior to putting them in. Soaking oats in the fridge would make the process ineffective.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:06:15 +0000

I tried to make this but the mixture was off by morning and smelt terrible. I checked all of the ingredients (butter, coconut oil, oats etc) and they were all good. Should I have used lemon juice instead of apple cider vinegar or is it possible that our room temp was too warm? It is summer here in Australia but the house wasn’t overly warm. Is it possible to soak the oats successfully in the fridge or perhaps in an insulated bag with an ice brick?

By: Vanessa Weir

Vanessa Weir — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:14:45 +0000

Instead of adding dried apple, which can be expensive to buy, I grated (shredded) up a couple of apples and added them to the mixture before I dried it in the oven….worked great, just took a little longer to dehydrate

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:18:24 +0000

Yes, of course.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:18:06 +0000

Sure! I have done that before as well. It may affect the taste of the final product (more sour possibly), just so you are aware.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:31:44 +0000

Hello,
Thank you so much for this great blog!
Question… Can you store soaked oats in the fridge for a few days? I soaked my oats to make the granola but I’m waiting on my cocunut oil and I don’t want the oats to go bad. It’s already been 24 hours. Any idea? I couldn’t find info on the net anywhere.
Thanks much!
~Gina

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:11:11 +0000

Looks great – I would love to try this. I am new to soaking and I have a little with a dairy allergy. Can I soak my oats in just lemon juice or lemon water?