Cranberry-Orange-Nut Granola
by Melanie Bettinelli on November 06, 2012
Inspired by Jennifer at As Cozy as Spring, I decided to make granola. I’ve been thinking about it for weeks and today was the day the thought became reality.
This is seriously the best granola I’ve ever made. It isn’t Jennifer’s recipe, exactly. It isn’t a recipe I found anywhere. I just looked at three or four recipes and then looked at what I actually had on hand and… improvised. I like a lot of dried fruit in my granola. Most commercial granolas don’t have enough. I think mine is probably super sweet compared to all the recipes I borrowed from. I got super excited about the boiled cider and maple syrup after I’d already added the brown sugar and honey. And the candied orange peel and cranberries already had added sugar. Oh well, this will be a treat like cookies. I did resist the temptation to add chocolate chips. Barely. I probably should have added more pecans.
All measurements are estimates. I’m not that great at measuring and with the fruits I was just tossing in handfuls until it looked right.
DRY INGREDIENTS:
5 cups rolled oats
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tbs ground flax seed
WET INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup boiled cider
3 Tbs melted butter
2 Tbs coconut oil
FRUIT AND NUTS:
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup coconut chips
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup dried currants
1/4 cup dried blueberries
1/2 cup candied orange peel
Preheat oven to 300. Mix dry ingredients in a big bowl. Mix wet ingredients in a small bowl. Add wet ingredients, nuts, and fruit to the dry stuff. Mix thoroughly. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for 40-60 minutes or until golden brown and crispy and aromatic like roasted nuts, stirring every ten minutes. Let cool and then remove to a container, breaking up big chunks. I’m thinking this will be really good on yogurt.
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