Slow-Cooker Granola

Name: Slow-Cooker Granola
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: ½ cup golden raisins or sweetened dried cranberries; ½ cup golden raisins or sweetened dried cranberries; ½ cup chopped dates or dried apricots; ½ cup chopped dates or dried apricots; ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; ½ cup sunflower seeds; ½ cup wheat germ; ⅔ cup pure maple syrup; ¼ cup vegetable oil; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar; 3 tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup slivered blanched almonds

Preparation info

Makes about
8 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

By Robin Robertson

Published 2012

About

Making your own granola at home is easy and economical. It tastes better, too, since you make it fresh and can add whatever ingredients you like, substituting different dried fruits or nuts according to taste. To make this granola gluten-free, omit the wheat germ and use certified gluten-free oats.

Ingredients

⅔ cup pure maple syrup
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup <

Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Lightly oil the slow cooker insert or spray it with nonstick cooking spray and turn on the setting to High. Add the maple syrup, oil, sugar, water, and vanilla and stir to blend and dissolve the sugar.
In a bowl, combine the oats, almonds, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, coconut, and dates, mixing well. Transfer about half of the oat mixture to the slow cooker, st