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HighnDry
07/14/2017 09:17PM
  
quote Arkansas Man: "Maxx,
Here's a recipe I use and adjust as desired to make granola. It has the nuts, oats and peanut butter you requested. It's from an old friend named Snowdog



Hippie Tripping Granola
5 C. rolled oats
1 1/3 C. wheat germ
1 C. sliced almonds
1 C. sunflower seeds (unsalted)
1 C. banana chips, crumbled
1 C. coconut
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 C. honey
1/2 C. vegetable oil
1 C. dried mangoes, dried blueberries, raisins, or the like (optional)



Cooking instructions:
Mix all other dry ingredients except dried fruit together in a big bowl. Stir together vanilla, honey, and oil in a small bowl until well blended. Pour this mixture into dry ingredients and mix well with both hands (you can use a spoon or gloves if you're squeamish about this). Spread mixture onto 2 cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool and store in airtight container.



Variations/Hints:
Omit the dried fruit and bake for only 20 minutes if you will be using the granola for Granola Bars



Bruce




"


I've made these (and still have some in my freezer) and can attest to the fact that they are awesome (when I get the recipe right!).
 
Arkansas Man
07/14/2017 08:49AM
  

Here's the recipe to make the Granola bars which I do, and they are great!


Recipe Ingredients:
1/2 C. softened margarine (1 stick)
1/4 C. honey
1/2 C. brown sugar (packed)
1/2 C. peanut butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract


5 C. Hippie Trippin' Granola
1/2 C. mini chocolate chips


Cooking instructions:
Mix together all ingredients except granola and chocolate chips, then stir in granola and chocolate chips. Press mixture into a greased 9X14 pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Partially cool and cut into 16 bars.
Variations/Hints:
Use mini M&Ms or raisins instead of chocolate chips. Continue to burn incense and play trippy folk rock CDs for an authentic granola-bar-making experience. If you have an old Peace Medallion, so much the better.
Comments:
Once you try these you'll never use store-bought again. They are great energy boosters on heavy travel days or a fast breakfast that can be eaten on the go. Make them as close to your departure date as possible for maximum freshness.


Bruce
 
Banksiana
07/14/2017 04:25PM
  
I suggest switching out the margarine in the granola bars for something healthier- maybe a blend of coconut oil and butter. Margarine is really bad for your circulatory system.
 
jcavenagh
07/14/2017 04:43PM
  
quote Banksiana: "I suggest switching out the margarine in the granola bars for something healthier- maybe a blend of coconut oil and butter. Margarine is really bad for your circulatory system."
Yeah, but you can counteract that by washing it down with bourbon!!
 
Arkansas Man
07/14/2017 08:42AM
  
Maxx,
Here's a recipe I use and adjust as desired to make granola. It has the nuts, oats and peanut butter you requested. It's from an old friend named Snowdog


Hippie Tripping Granola
5 C. rolled oats
1 1/3 C. wheat germ
1 C. sliced almonds
1 C. sunflower seeds (unsalted)
1 C. banana chips, crumbled
1 C. coconut
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 C. honey
1/2 C. vegetable oil
1 C. dried mangoes, dried blueberries, raisins, or the like (optional)


Cooking instructions:
Mix all other dry ingredients except dried fruit together in a big bowl. Stir together vanilla, honey, and oil in a small bowl until well blended. Pour this mixture into dry ingredients and mix well with both hands (you can use a spoon or gloves if you're squeamish about this). Spread mixture onto 2 cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool and store in airtight container.


Variations/Hints:
Omit the dried fruit and bake for only 20 minutes if you will be using the granola for Granola Bars


Bruce




 
QueticoMike
07/14/2017 09:54AM
  
I thought Gorp stood for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts? These recipes sound like something completely different. My Gorp is also called a trail mix, which has the above plus peanut M&Ms, regular M&Ms, Toffee peanuts, Sunflower seeds, sometimes Almonds, sometimes cashews, various dried fruits.


Does your recipes go by a different name than Gorp? Just curious now. Maybe just the name Gorp and Granola bars are being mixed up?
 
Arkansas Man
07/14/2017 10:20AM
  
Mike,
my GORP is also nuts, dried fruit, and some M&M's. However when Maxx said he wanted it Cooked with oats and peanut butter, I assumed it was more like Granola. Hence, the recipes I posted, which are very good if you like granola, or granola bars.


Bruce
 
QueticoMike
07/14/2017 12:42PM
  
quote Arkansas Man: "Mike,
my GORP is also nuts, dried fruit, and some M&M's. However when Maxx said he wanted it Cooked with oats and peanut butter, I assumed it was more like Granola. Hence, the recipes I posted, which are very good if you like granola, or granola bars.



Bruce"


Thanks, I might have to give that a try :)
 
maxxbhp
07/13/2017 09:24PM
  
I lost my GORP recipe. I realize there's about 650,000 ways to do this, this one was a rolled oats and peanut butter recipe sorta like Sue Prom makes at VCO. Really all I need is the oats/peanut butter amounts and the baking time/temp. Everything else is subjective anyway.