Homemade Granola w/Instant Oats?
By Bethany1202
@Bethany1202 (3431)
United States
August 26, 2011 8:34am CST
I've been looking for a recipe for homemade granola, but all I can find are those with old fashioned oats as opposed to the instant/quick-cooking oats.
Is there a reason I should not use the instant oats? How will the granola turn out if I do use the instant oats, because that's all I have and I want to use it up? Thanks for any information and suggestions!
3 responses
@BeetleBam (171)
• United States
26 Aug 11
Instant oats are not uses because they are to fine and soft and because hey have added ingredients like gaur gum and oat flour for quick thickening. These traits would lead to granola with a less than pleasing texture. I would mix some old fashoined oats with it before I use them.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
27 Aug 11
Thanks, that's a good suggestion. Maybe I will do a mixture. I will make a small batch to experiment.
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
26 Aug 11
It could be more of a texture thing, because of the way that the instant oats are processed. When they are mixed with liquid they will become sticky as opposed to teh old fashioned oats. However, I have used either in some recipes with no problems, just texture issues. Not sure the instant would work for granola though.
