Maple and Almond Granola. Homemade maple almond cranberry granola is satisfying and delicious made with maple, sweet cranberries, crunchy almonds, and cinnamon spice. Today's maple almond cranberry granola is one of my favorite snacks to make as the temperatures start to cool and the leaves begin to change. Granola can be healthy, comforting, and a really yummy treat.
The chickpea and I are so very in love with this granola. When we're not enjoying it by the handful as a mid-day snack, we're pouring it over our tasty morning breakfast bowls. This maple almond granola has been in heavy duty rotation around here lately. You can have Maple and Almond Granola using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Maple and Almond Granola
- It's 60 ml of vegetable or coconut oil.
- It's 60 ml of maple syrup or honey, or a mixture of both.
- It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 250 g of rolled oats or a mixture of oats and oatmeal.
- It's 250 g of mixed nuts and seeds of your choice, roughly chopped if necessary (I used flaked almonds, cashew pieces and sunflower seeds).
- Prepare 1 tbsp of demerara sugar (optional).
- It's 50 g of coconut shavings (I didn't have any so I added 50g more seeds).
- You need of mixed chopped dried fruit of your choice (optional).
This granola makes an ideal snack when skiing (or hiking or snowshoeing). Serve leftovers with yogurt or milk for breakfast the next morning. Granola makes a great healthy breakfast, or you could just have it as a snack. Almond granola with maple and cherry flavors is a heart-healthy, protein-packed breakfast or snack.
Maple and Almond Granola instructions
- Pour the oil, syrup or honey, salt and vanilla in a small pan and heat gently. Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3..
- Measure out the oats, nuts and seeds in a large bowl..
- Pour the oil and syrup mixture into the bowl and mix with the dry ingredients until they are thoroughly coated. Taste, and add the sugar if you wish, it adds another level of crunch, but leave it out if you don't want the granola to be too sweet. Spread the mixture out on a large baking tray lined with baking parchment. Use two trays if necessary..
- Bake in the oven for about 12 minutes, then turn the paper over on all four sides to pile the granola in the middle, then spread out evenly again. This will help it crisp up evenly. Bake for another 10 minutes, but keep an eye on it. Turn over again one or two times if necessary..
- When crisp and golden all over remove from the oven. The granola won't be crisp while hot, so test on a cooled piece. Mix in the dried fruit while warm if using..
- Leave on the tray to cool completely before pouring into a jar. Serve with ice cold milk or fruit juice or yogurt and fresh fruit, or just eat from the jar!.
This gluten-free, vegan recipe is perfect for making in Homemade granola is just one of those fun-to-make recipes, and is the perfect catchall for pantry purges. If you're like me and have little odds and. This granola is good and crunchy with lots of sweet flavor, thanks to the pure maple syrup and dark brown sugar. It uses a lot less oil than some granola recipes. Granola is incredibly affordable when you make it yourself.