V said R had been experimenting with baking granola in all forms — with dried fruit, goji berries, green apples. In addition to the base of rolled oats, he has been adding different types of nuts and such. He's trying to nail down a few versions that would make both their individual tastebuds happy. R likes it sweeter; V prefers it nutty with no dried fruits.
Baking granola at home seems to be a lot of trial and error with the mix of flavors because people like their granola in many different ways, and not everyone loves the same kinds of nuts. Some want it with dried fruits, and some prefer it with coconut flakes, et cetera. Good quality granola on retail is a bit tough to hunt down, especially if I'm looking for specific flavors. No odd vanilla, gula melaka or pandan flavors for me. Just a regular recipe works. Home-baked granola tends to be less experimental. As long as the maker doesn't load in the sugar, it's definitely acceptable to my conservative tastebuds.
R and V's gift went straight into a jar for eating this week. I eat a lot of granola, but I don't eat that much, so a 500ml jar will feed me for 10 days. I thought I'd be nice and portion out a small serving for the man. The note did have his name down too. Teeheheeh. However, he tends to like his breakfast hot, and he doesn't eat as much granola and yoghurt as I do. Less for him!
Gifts of home-baked not-too-sweet home-baked goods are always welcomed. If it's granola, it'll never be wasted. A 500ml volume feeds me for about 10 days or so. Anyone's home-baked version will always be better than any I can produce. Only because they put in effort for research and sourcing for ingredients. I haven't been desperate enough to even try baking a tray of granola. Heh. This was a batch without the dried fruits, which could sweeten the nuts. I usually eat my granola topped with fresh fruits anyway, so it doesn't matter that no dried fruits are in there. I'm one happy beneficiary of all granola-bake experiments.
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