I have a batch of homemade "granola" in the oven right now. Has anyone had any success making granola themselves? I have half an hour left on the timer and it's not starting to toast yet. I'm getting a little nervous.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO TRY THIS!!! IT'S SO GOOD!!!

1-1/2 cups Nature's Path honey'd corn flakes (or similar cereal)
1/3 to 1/2 cups quinoa flakes
2 tablespoons milled flax seed
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons salted sunflower seeds
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
1/4 cup craisins
3 tablespoons raisins
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients together in bowl. Mix wet ingredients together in measuring cup. Combine and mix until well blended.
3. Spread mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish.
4. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes, or until toasted.
5. Drizzle a small amount of honey on top and mix thoroughly, this will help it to stick together.
6. Cool completely without stirring and store in an airtight container.

That recipe sounds great. If it wasn't so hot here, I'd turn my oven on and make a batch.

I used to make homemade granola before going gluten-free. Here is my new recipe. It is very forgiving and seems to work no matter what I substitute (I never actually measure anything either).

Emily's Heart Healthy Granola Cereal

1 Cup - Any mixture of the following to make 1 cup - Rice Flakes, Quinoa Flakes, Flax Meal, Polenta (Corn Grits), Ground Rice (You can grind regular uncooked rice in a blender or food processor)
1/4 Cup - Flax Seeds
1/4 Cup - Quinoa (uncooked)
1/4 Cup - Nuts (I use flaked Almonds and chopped walnuts)
1 tbsp - Cinnamon
2 tbsp - Honey
1 - egg white (1 whole egg is fine too)

Optional:
1 tsp - Vanilla Extract (gluten-free of course)
2 tbsp - Rice Bran (for added fiber!)
3 tbsp – coconut flakes
1 mashed ripe banana

Preheat the over to 350. Get out a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan and lightly grease the bottom unless it is non-stick (I use an olive oil spray). Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until mixed. If the mixture is not sticking together so it could be formed into a ball then add another egg white and possibly more honey. Dump out the mixture onto the cookie sheet and spread around so that it is no more than an inch high in any one spot. You don't really need to make sure it is in separate pieces as it will break apart during baking/flipping. Bake 10 mins. Flip the cereal over so that both sides get cooked. Put it back in the over for another 10-15 minutes. Take out when it is golden brown and slightly crispy. It will harden all the way after cooling. It will resemble granola.

Good luck with yours! Let us know how it turns out!

Emily