Dearest fine readers of Mirror,
Welcome back to Cooking with Kent and Vidushi! This week, we are sharing a granola recipe created by our editor-in-chief, Charlotte Hampton ’26.
This recipe reminds us of happy memories of having brunch together with the other newspaper editors. In the spring, Charlotte started hosting biweekly Sunday morning brunches in which she prepared this granola — which we enjoyed along with yogurt, eggs, fruit, coffee and most importantly, the company of wonderful friends.
These brunches were warm and sweet, stretching on for hours. We would reminisce about our Saturday night outings, discuss our favorite childhood movies and debate the potential trajectory of the 2028 presidential election.
The best part of each meal was undoubtedly when Charlotte would bring out a steaming hot baking tray filled with the fresh granola. Its scent filled the room with the most lovely and nostalgic fragrance: cinnamon, cardamom and maple.
The great thing about granola is that you can customize it based on what you have at home. We hope that you make a tray of this granola and eat it along with a side of good conversation.
Charlotte’s Granola Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups of rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cup of dried coconut flakes
- 1 cup of almonds
- 1/2 cup of walnuts
- 1/2 cup of pecans
- 1/3 cup of maple syrup
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves
- A lot of cinnamon
- A lot of cardamom
- A lot of salt
Steps:
1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Mix together the oats, coconut, almonds, walnuts and pecans.
2. In a small saucepan over low heat, mix together the oil, sugar and maple syrup.
3. Add the spices and cloves to the mixture.
4. Mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.
5. Pop the mixture in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
6. Let cool. Voila!
Kent Friel ‘26 is an executive editor at The Dartmouth.
Vidushi Sharma ’27 is a managing editor and news reporter. She is from Hanover, N.H. and is majoring in Government and minoring in International Studies and Sociology. On campus, Vidushi is a Dickey Center War and Peace Fellow, an educational access advisor for the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact and an associate editor for the Dartmouth Law Journal.
