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Coconut-Raisin-Honey Homemade Granola With Soaked Oats

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Have you heard? Recently my family and I moved from Indiana to Idaho.

Not as big of a move as our last one (Oregon to Indiana)…

Yet still not for the faint of heart! 1,800 miles later, I’m pretty sure our one and a half-year-old thought that by some tragic twist of fate, the minivan was his new home, and he’d have to spend the rest of his days buckled into a car seat.

As many real food cooks in my shoes might have done, my first thought after deciding to move was, What are we going to eat when we’re on the road?

Well, lots of hard-boiled eggs and lukewarm oven fries, reheated in dinky little hotel microwaves in a different state every night. 😉

Yet I managed to pack a special treat into the coolers, too. Homemade granola! None of us can get enough of the stuff. We snack on it by the handful, sprinkled over our morning kefir or yogurt bowl, under a dollop of raw milk and banana slices… It’s delicious any way you slice it!

This recipe is adapted from the granola recipe in First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou. I added an easy soaking step, omitted a few ingredients to make it easier, and switched up the dried fruit. This granola is classic, frugal, and delicious!

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Coconut-Raisin-Honey Homemade Granola With Soaked Oats

Homemade granola! We can't get enough of the stuff! We snack on it by the handful, sprinkled over morning kefir or yogurt bowls with honey, under a dollop of raw milk as breakfast cereal... It's easy and healthy as well due to the easy additional step of soaking the oats. With some planning ahead, you too can enjoy this classic, frugal, and delicious recipe!

Course Breakfast, Snack
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Author Haniya Cherry

Ingredients

  • 8 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup raw apple cider vinegar
  • 8 cups pure water
  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1-1/2 cups raisins or small pieces of other dried fruit such as dates, apricots, cranberries, etc
  • 1/2 cup raw honey or other liquid sweetener such as maple or coconut syrup
  • 3/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon omit for Low Vitamin A
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract omit for Low Vitamin A

Instructions

36 hours before...

  1. Put oats in a large stainless steel or glass bowl. Pour raw apple cider vinegar and filtered water over all. Do not stir.

  2. Cover with towel or plate. Let soak overnight, or for up to 24 hours.

24 hours before...

  1. Line dehydrator trays with parchment paper (or Paraflexx liners if using an Excalibur dehydrator… my favorite!).

  2. Using a slotted spoon (a flat skimmer stainless steel slotted spoon like this is THE BEST) and being gentle not to stir oats at all, dip into bowl and bring up a spoonful of oats.

  3. Let liquid drip out, then spread on dehydrator tray. Repeat until all oats are spread out in even layers (1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick).

  4. Dehydrate for 2 hours at 145 degrees Fahrenheit, then turn down the temperature to 115 degrees Fahrenheit until dry (about 12 to 24 hours).

  5. When dry, break up gently with your hands. Store in an airtight container when fully cool.

The day of...

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Get out 2 (or more) large cast iron skillets. You can also line 2 baking trays with parchment paper if you don't have any cast iron, but the high sides of the cast iron make stirring the granola easy without spilling.
  3. Mix together 6 cups of the dehydrated oats, coconut, and raisins in a large mixing bowl. There will most likely be leftover oats, so set aside to use for other purposes, like cookie dough!

  4. In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, melt together honey and coconut oil. Whisk frequently. Remove from heat once melted.

  5. Whisk in salt, cinnamon, and vanilla.
  6. Add liquids to oat mixture. Stir until combined.
  7. Divvy granola up evenly between the skillets.

  8. Put skillets in the oven, one on the top rack and the other on the bottom rack.

  9. Bake for about 30 minutes, stirring granola every 5 minutes and switching the skillets after 15 minutes. The granola will cook faster in the cast iron than on a regular baking tray, so keep a close eye on it.

  10. When the granola is golden brown, remove from oven. Let cool, then transfer to a large airtight storage container such as a gallon jar.
  11. Serve over yogurt, with milk and fruit, or plain. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

If you don't want to pre-soak your oats, that's fine! This granola still turns out perfectly. Simply start with 6 cups of rolled oats, omit the apple cider vinegar and water, and proceed with the "The day of..." section.

What is your favorite travel snack? Will you try this homemade granola with soaked oats?

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Posted in: Breakfast Breakfast (Gluten-Free) Food Preparation Low Vitamin A Recipes Recipes Snacks Snacks (Gluten-Free) Soaking

About Haniya Cherry

Haniya is Wardee’s oldest daughter, a Traditional Cooking School child through and through! She enjoys reading history, science and adventure memoirs and long classic novels; adventuring outside; learning about the chemistry of food; and trying new recipes. Sourdough, kefir, ginger beer, and apple chutney are her favorite ferments! She and her husband have two little boys, both born at home.

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  1. Veralyn says

    January 24, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    I love that there are no nuts in this recipe as I am allergic to them. I was curious about the oven temperature because in the basic raw granola recipe on this site it dehydrates all of the granola because they say that temperatures over 175 can start killing some of the benefits of soaking things first. Would this work dehydrating too?
    Either way it sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Haniya Cherry says

      January 29, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      Hi Veralyn! You can dehydrate this granola at less than 115 degrees Fahrenheit to keep the enzymes active, however it won’t turn out browned and crispy. I’m sure it would still be yummy, though!

      Reply
  2. Gina Beeles says

    January 24, 2019 at 8:18 pm

    I have sprouted rolled oats. Would I skip the soaking for sprouted oats? Do you know a way to incorporate in egg whites for a high protein granola? We have a restaurant that does with thier granola.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Haniya Cherry says

      January 29, 2019 at 5:15 pm

      Hi Gina! Yes, skip the soaking step if you have sprouted oats. 🙂 I’ve never tried adding egg whites to my granola, but it seems like the process would be simple. I found this post, where she whips the egg white and adds it to her granola before cooking, but before everything is mixed together:

      http://withsaltandwit.com/vanilla-almond-macaroon-granola/

      I hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Hélène says

        January 27, 2024 at 12:43 pm

        I know u can coat kasha with egg to prevent a soggy mush once u cook it. I’m sure same thing happens with oats. I bet steelcut oats would be ideal as kasha is steelcut buckwheat (that’s toasted also) but rolled oats should work too.
        The traditional Russian way is 1 whole egg per cup of kasha in a dry skillet, toast just till egg is dried on the grain. I would do same with rolled oats and use the whole egg, no need to waste any part of egg.

        Reply
      • Hélène says

        January 27, 2024 at 7:37 pm

        I made it today, using cardomam as per Salt & Wit recipe. WOW that’s a gamechanger!
        I also didn’t soak the grain as I wanted to coat it with a whole egg after all dry mixed together but before the wet (honey, fat & extract).
        Well DUH (don’t know why this didn’t occur to me) there are NO clumps at all lol
        So I won’t be coating w/egg anymore. I want some clumps! It’s still good ?
        Another tip: dried cherries w/almond extract or blueberries w/lemon extract are soooo good.

        Reply
        • Hélène says

          January 27, 2024 at 7:47 pm

          I can’t edit or I would remove the ? after it’s still good. No question, it’s still good!

          Reply
  3. NANCY LAMAR says

    January 27, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    My doctor has me on an anti-inflammatory diet for leaky gut and candida, which includes oat bran, but not oat meal. If I soaked my oatmeal over night in pure water and ACV, would it remove anything that could be detrimental to my recovery?

    Reply
    • Haniya Cherry says

      January 29, 2019 at 5:22 pm

      Hi Nancy! You’d have to check with your doctor. Soaking your oatmeal in water and ACV is a good thing to do in general because it reduces phytic acid, but even this process might not be enough while you’re still healing your leaky gut.

      Reply
  4. Mary Jean says

    January 27, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    Any way to skip the oil?

    Reply
    • Haniya Cherry says

      January 29, 2019 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Mary Jean! You can try omitting the oil, however the granola won’t turn out as browned or flavorful. 🙂

      Reply
    • Hélène says

      January 27, 2024 at 12:37 pm

      Why lol

      Reply
  5. Carin says

    April 23, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    Couldn’t you just drain the oats from the water into a colander before dehydrating them?

    Reply
    • Haniya Cherry says

      April 24, 2019 at 9:29 am

      Hi Carin, the slotted spoon method works better than a colander because it minimizes agitation, which turns the oats into rock-hard clumps that are no fun to eat. 🙂 Stirring/dumping/pouring are all things that agitate the oats enough to release their starch, which causes them to get “glued” together. Gently ladling with a slotted spoon, however, works well.

      More info here: https://traditionalcookingschool.com/food-preparation/recipes/techniques-tutorials/pre-soaked-oats-aw094/

      Reply

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