Cherry, Almond and Cinnamon Granola

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Holiday Surprise

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
10 cups

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened, shredded coconut
2 cups sliced almonds
1 1/2 cups dried cherries, chopped
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup good honey
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Toss the oats, coconut, almonds, and cherries together in a large bowl. Pour the vegetable oil and honey over the oat mixture. Add the cinnamon, and stir with a wooden spoon until all the oats and nuts are coated with the liquids. Pour onto a sheet pan. Bake, stirring occasionally with a spatula, until the mixture turns a nice, even golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove the granola from the oven and allow to cool, stirring occasionally. Store the cooled granola in an airtight container.

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recipe Cherry, Almond and Cinnamon Granola
Amy Austin, TX 01-31-2010
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Not sweet or tasty, dried fruit ruined
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I was really disappointed with this recipe. I chose it because I trusted Ina Garten, but it is bad on several counts. If... you want to ruin perfectly good dried cherries, go ahead and bake them with the granola. They will turn into hard nuggets of charcoal. Also, the amount of honey does not seem sufficient (and I'm not talking about making the granola really sweet, I'm talking about making it taste like something). This recipe was a waste of perfectly good ingredients.Read more
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Lynn arlington, VA 01-03-2010
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Great Granola Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Super simple and yummy granola recipe - glad I read the postings on removing the cherries before baking -- definitely makes... the difference -- I added chopped dried apricots and pepitas as well as a few mini chocolate chips (after baking). Definitely making again!Read more
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Diane Deer Park, TX 01-02-2010
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Oh So Good, Smells Great Too
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just got done making this granola and almost followed the recipe exactly. I only switched the dried cherries for dried... cranberries. I have a convection oven so I set it on convection bake at 350? and stirred a total of 4 times in 6 minute intervals and added during the fourth time of stirring. Total baking time was 24 minutes. My house smells so good right now. I can't wait until breakfast tomorrow morning. Read more
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Katie Myrtle Beach, SC 12-18-2009
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Agree with all the other comments
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This granola was a good base recipe but it def. needed some tweaking, first the ammount of cinnamon is way too much, I used... only a teaspoon and I am glad that I did because otherwise it would have been very overpowering and that is all you would have tasted. Second, the oven def. needs to be turned down and you MUST watch it and stir it often or it will burn. Third I wish that it had been a tad bit sweeter, so next time I am putting in brown sugar and possibly some maple syrup or something along those lines, overall it was a good start Read more
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Brenda Mechanicsville, VA 12-05-2009
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This the best Granola For Sure!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I fixed this just as instructed! Only I added a few cranberries because I didn"t have enough cherries. You have to check it... every 10 to fifteen minutes and turn it each time. It will be perfect. Some say the temp. is to hot and it burns easy but I say the temp. is fine as long as you stay with it. IT'S SOOOO GOOD. I'm giving it away as Christmas Gifts to my Friends for a gift. If your oven is running hot turn down to 325. Thanks INA!!!!! Brenda Mechanicsville,VirginiaRead more
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Barbara Dallas, TX 11-15-2009
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Temperature Warning!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Tasted great before it was baked, and unfortunately followed the recipe. When baking this granola, lower temp to 325 and... bake only 20 min. Add coconut and cherries towards the last 5 min. as they'll burn otherwise. I had to dump the entire pan trash.Read more