Granola is, roughly speaking, a mixture-based recipe, like salad, breakfast cereal, burritos, sandwiches, or trail mix. Granola without the grain and binder can easily be a trail mix as just a collect...

Granola is, roughly speaking, a mixture-based recipe, like salad, breakfast cereal, burritos, sandwiches, or trail mix. Granola without the grain and binder can easily be a trail mix as just a collection of fruit or nuts. A rigid ‘perfect’ definition is not easy to create. The final product is an assortment of edible ingredients that ‘retains its integrity.