Recipe: Perfect Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters

Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters. Great recipe for Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters. First time I made this, while mixing it up, I was thinking "Dang! This is a LOT of granola!" When it was all done and I tasted it, I thought "Damn!!

So if you want to create a fun, crunchy snack for yourself and your kids, give the recipe a try. Toasted Buckwheat and Millet Granola If you're looking for something new and different, or for an oat- and grain-free alternative, you've got to try this toasted buckwheat and millet granola. The raw seeds are tossed with nut butter, honey and coconut, then baked until deliciously crisp. You can cook Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters

1. Prepare of Granola.
2. Prepare of corn flakes (see NOTE).
3. Prepare of oats (old fashioned works better than quick-cooking type).
4. It's of nuts (any you like, or a mix of different kinds).
5. It's of raisins, dark or golden.
6. Prepare of dried fruit (see NOTE).
7. You need of flaked sweetened coconut.
8. Prepare of Coating Mixture.
9. You need of butter.
10. You need of brown sugar.
11. It's of honey.
12. You need of kosher salt.
13. It's of Other.
14. You need of egg whites.

This time around, it was the irresistible fragrance of toasted nuts, seeds and cinnamon. Especially those little jagged nuggets of perfect crunchiness. I don't know about you, but in my family, those clusters of crunchy homemade granola are truly coveted. I would like to share with you this basic recipe for.

Toasted Crunchy Granola Clusters step by step

1. NOTE: For the corn flakes, you can use either plain or frosted or flavored. I use the ones pictured here..
2. NOTE: Use your favorite dried fruits (in addition to the raisins). Dried cranberries, cherries, pineapple, prunes, dates -- whatever you like in any combination to equal 1 cup total. Cut up or tear any large pieces so they're about the same size as the raisins for more even distribution in the granola..
3. You'll need a very large mixing bowl that holds at least 32 cups. I use the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl®. Put the corn flakes in the bowl and smash them up a bit. I use a plastic cup to smash mine..
4. Add remaining granola ingredients and toss well with a mixing spoon to evenly distribute the ingredients..
5. Put all the coating mixture ingredients into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until butter is melted, stirring occasionally to combine. Pour about half this mixture evenly over the granola. With the large mixing spoon, stir and toss for about 2 to 3 minutes to evenly coat the granola. Pour the rest of the the coating mixture over the granola and continue mixing until all seems to be coated..
6. In a small bowl, whisk the egg whites until frothy. Pour evenly over the granola. Stir and toss for 2 to 3 minutes to evenly coat the granola with the egg white. The egg whites will give the granola the crunchy clumpiness..
7. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Divide the granola evenly between the 2 cookie sheets spreading out with the back of the large mixing spoon or a spatula..
8. Bake in a preheated 300°F oven for 25 minutes, rotating the trays halfway through for even toasting. Turn off the oven, prop open the oven door, and allow the granola to cool in the oven for 3 hours. (You can do make this just before bedtime and allow to cool in the oven overnight, if desired.).
9. With clean hands, gently break the sheets of cooled granola into clusters. Store in ziplock baggies or a covered container..
10. Munch away!!.

If you would like to make two different granola flavors out of one recipe, split the sweetened oats into two bowls before adding the granola flavors. KIND Healthy Grains Clusters are so much more than granola clusters! These hearty clusters are made of a super whole grain blend of oats, millet, amaranth,. KIND makes wholesome, delicious, healthy snacks with ingredients you will recognize like whole nuts, whole grains, and a variety of fruits and spices. The soaking step seriously improved the texture of the granola, causing the oats to stick together and create perfect little clusters that became crisp and crunchy in the oven.