crunchy cranberry almond granola

Name: Crunchy Cranberry Almond Granola
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cup(s) old fashioned oats; 1 cup(s) sliced almonds (or your favorite nut); 1/2 cup(s) sunflower seeds; 1/2 cup(s) coconut; 1/4 cup(s) wheat germ; 1/2 cup(s) light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/3 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1/4 cup(s) maple syrup or honey (or use a bit of both); 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) dried cranberries (or other dried fruit)

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Carolyn Preston

Kenosha, WI

Updated on Jul 28, 2011

Enjoy this granola for breakfast sprinkled on greek yogurt, or in a bowl of milk. Bag some up for a snack, or put some on ice-cream for a splurge. Tweak the ingredients to your liking. Perhaps you love pecans and mini chocolate chips, dried cherries or raisins. Let you imagination go wild. Most of all ENJOY!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sliced almonds (or your favorite nut)
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey (or use a bit of both)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries (or other dried fruit)

How To Make crunchy cranberry almond granola

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Mix the oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, coconut, wheat germ, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Warm the oil honey and maple syrup in a measuring cup in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Whisk in vanilla. Pour the liquids over the dry ingredients. Stir with spoon; finish mixing by hand if needed.

Step 2

Spread granola on a large (12- by 17-inch) jellyroll pan or 2 smaller ones. Toast the granola 35 to 40 minutes, removing from the oven to stir every 10 minutes. Transfer granola to a rack and cool completely. Mix in cranberries. Seal the granola in a coffee can or plastic bag.
Step 3

Note: I should mention a couple of variations you might want to consider. The first is to add 1/4-cup whole-wheat flour to the dry ingredients. This helps make the granola a little clumpier, for those who like little clumps of oats and brown sugar here and there. The other, for all you coffee lovers, is to add no more than a teaspoon or two of very finely ground (powderized) coffee to the liquid ingredients before stirring them into the dry mixture. You don't want to overdo it, but a smidgen of coffee is a delicious touch.
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