**Guest Post: ..."My mom has been making this stuff every holiday season, for as long as I can remember. The list of family members and friends who love it, keeps getting longer. She makes about 50 gallons every year. That keeps her busy mixing and cooking, for several days. We've adjusted the recipe for a smaller batch! JD Provence, Texas..."
I can attest to the savory and addicting nature of this snack mix as Margie sent me some a few years back. So, we warned you! this is super popular and very easy to eat!! I do think adding in dried wasabi peas slows you down from eating it all too fast - LOL that's your call... ~Enjoy! Diane Margie's TV Trash Ingredients: 2 boxes Crispix Cereal 1 box Cheese Nips crackers 1 box Rice Chex 1 box Cheerios 1 large can Shoestring potatoes 1 large package Corn Nuts 4 cups: Mixed Nuts, your choice Other Ideas to add: Frito's,Cheetos,Pretzels,Goldfish crackers, Chinese rice crackers,dried wasabi peas (anything crunchy - your choice) Coating: (see kitchen note below) 2 cups butter 4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper, or to taste 2 Tbsp Onion powder 2 Tbsp Garlic powder Melt butter, add Worcestershire and seasonings, pour over cereal mix, toss well. Pour into large baking pans, cook at 250F ONE hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour into large container to cool. Enjoy!!! Kitchen Notes: 1) You want to coat all the snack pieces with the butter/spice mixture - just enough to lightly coat so that the spices stick. You do not want to drench or soak the mixture in the butter/spice coating. I prefer to add the coating a little at a time until I am sure everything has a light coat and then place into oven. 2) Remember, all crunchy ingredients are optional, and anything crunchy, that you like, that is not listed in the recipe, only makes it better! (Except those little wasabi green peas!!! LOL) Family Recipe shared by: Margie Slentz & JD Provence Photo by: Margie Slentz
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I love making/baking granola. A healthy snack that satiates hunger. I like to dehydrate all my own fruits and use in granola's. You can certainly buy Organic dried fruits and nuts for this - or hit the 'bulk-bins' are your local store. One of my favorite granola's is dried apple and toasted pecans with cinnamon rolled oats. This time around, I wanted something new - a new flavor that wasn't the "same ole same ole" I came across a great "tropical" recipe from Self Proclaimed Foodie (click here to visit her website) and wanted to give it a try. I made my own variation of her recipe yesterday and we love it. I love the macadamia nuts in this - it brings a warm, toasty, buttery flavor to the mix. All the flavors work so well together. ~Enjoy! Diane
Aloha Granola Ingredients: 3 cups old-fashioned cinnamon or plain rolled oats 1 cup macadamia nuts, rough chopped 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 cup flaked toasted coconut 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 1/2 teaspoon pink course sea salt 1-1/2 cups chopped dried fruit: tropical (pineapple, papaya or mango) 2 cups banana chips, rough chop Directions: Preheat oven to 300 F . Rough chop the coconut, dried fruit and nuts. Mix all together in large bowl. Melt coconut oil, brown sugar, and maple syrup in a saucepan, stirring in the vanilla bean paste until well combined and sugar is dissolved. Pour over oat mixture. Mix thoroughly and spread evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes. Stir and bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown. Make sure not to let granola burn. Once granola is golden, remove granola from oven, stir well. and let cool completely, Store in an air-tight container. Makes approx 2 quarts Recipe Adapted from: Self Proclaimed Foodie "Aloha Granola" Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home |