Start your day off right with a bowl of homemade cranberry nut granola. This easy recipe will make your mornings much more enjoyable.
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Regular visitors to my blog will notice that I am particularly fond of granola. I like to try out new varieties because who wants to have the same kind of cereal for breakfast every morning?
A few years ago I started making my own because commercial brands were so expensive, so full of sugar and fat, and, well, they just don’t hold a candle to homemade! I came up with this granola recipe the other day and tried it out on the youngest guinea pig (3), who ate three helpings in a row!
The cinnamon creates a lovely, warming feel to the granola, while the tart cranberries contrast the maple syrup-sweetened oats. This cranberry nut granola would make an ideal gift for someone; package it up in a glass jar adorned with a bow, and away you go!
Ingredients
- 225 g jumbo oats
- 45 g pecans, almonds, cashews or macadamia nuts
- 45 g coconut
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 80ml maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp grated orange peel
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 100g dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp grated orange peel
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 100g dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 140 C.
- Combine oats, nuts and coconut in a bowl.
- Heat the oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, orange peel, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan until warm.
- Mix in the oat mixture and stir until evenly coated.
- Spread granola on a baking tray and bake for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden.
- Remove from tray, cool and stir in dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds. This granola will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container.
Recipe Difficulty Levels
Easy
Requires basic cooking skills and ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.
Moderate
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Challenging
Recipes requiring more advanced skills and experience and maybe some special equipment.
Cranberry Nut Granola
Ingredients
- 225 g jumbo oats
- 45 g mixed nuts ie: pecans, almonds, cashews, brazil or macadamia nuts
- 45 g coconut
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 80 ml maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 orange zest only
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 100 g dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
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Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 140 C/ 280 ℉/ 120 ℃ fan.
- Combine 225 g jumbo oats, 45 g mixed nuts and 45 g coconut in a bowl.
- Heat 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 80 ml maple syrup, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, zest of 1 orange , and 1/2 tsp cinnamon in a medium saucepan until warm.
- Mix in the oat mixture and stir until evenly coated.
- Spread granola on a baking tray and bake for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden.
- Remove from tray, cool and stir in 100 g dried cranberries and 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds. This granola will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container.
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Wow, this looks wonderful and makes lovely Christmas pressies.
I have only just started eating Granola but i find to my surprise i like it,Mind you i only have a small portion.
But i never thought of making my own your christmas one sounds scrummy.
Looks lovely. I’ve never made my own granola so this looks like a wonderful place to start. Gorgeous aromas in the kitchen too!