Photo: Homemade Cranberry Nut Granola Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted and salted almonds
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Spread the pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds on a baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, cranberry juice, and cinnamon over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved.
In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and salt.
Pour the maple mixture over the oat mixture and stir until combined. Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Stir in the cranberries and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the mixture begins to brown. Cool completely. Store airtight in a plastic container for up to 1 week.
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By enidang
on February 07, 2012
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This granola is so good and easy to make! Its almost addicting. I keep a small container of it in my end table because I nurse my baby in the middle of the night and its a great snack to have then instead of cookies or chips. Awesome recipe Giada!
By jillsuzieq
Cambridge, WI
on February 04, 2012
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Five stars for sure! Very "meaty." Yes, use the juice to help make some of it stick together.
By mfade
on January 26, 2012
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I have made this recipe many times and love it. I use walnuts, sunflower seeds, a mixture of dried cranberries and cherries and honey sesame sticks with the rolled oats. It freezes beautifully, so I make a large batch and just pull it out when needed. I don't know about other reviewers, but I just mix it all up together and cook at 250 degrees for about 40 minutes.
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