Jim's Super Granola

(6 servings)

  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1/3 cup popcorn - finely ground
  • 1/8 cup wheat germ
  • 2 teaspoons sunflower seeds
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

  • 1/3 cup peanut butter

  • 1/2 cup rasins or other dried fruit
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Toast coconut on parchment for about 6 minutes until lightly toasted. Allow coconut to cool to room temperature.

In a small sauce pan over low heat, stir butter and honey until butter is melted and well combined.

In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, popcorn wheat germ, sunflower and sesame seeds, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Add honey-butter and peanut butter to the oat mixture and stir until well combined.

Squeeze together a few chunks to create oat clusters.

Cook for 20 to 25 minutes - stirring every 5 minutes.

Remove from oven. Add dry fruit, stir and allow to cool.

Serve with milk and fresh fruit. Stores well in a sealed container for two weeks.

Makes 3 cups.


As seen on Mr Breakfast's appearance on the Food Network's "The Secret Life Of... Cereal".


Mr Breakfast would like to thank Mr Breakfast for this recipe.

Recipe number 1441. Submitted 3/6/2005.