Recipe: Yummy Maple and Almond Granola

Maple and Almond Granola. In a large bowl, toss together the oats, almonds, wheat germ, coconut, and sunflower seeds. In a separate bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, brown sugar, oil, water and salt. Mix cranberries, almonds, and coconut into granola; store in an air-tight container.

Sprinkle it on yogurt or grab it by the handful — this easy and healthy recipe will soon become a kitchen staple! Place the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add the maple syrup and oil, and stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened. You can cook Maple and Almond Granola using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Maple and Almond Granola

1. You need 60 ml of vegetable or coconut oil.
2. Prepare 60 ml of maple syrup or honey, or a mixture of both.
3. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
5. You need 250 g of rolled oats or a mixture of oats and oatmeal.
6. Prepare 250 g of mixed nuts and seeds of your choice, roughly chopped if necessary (I used flaked almonds, cashew pieces and sunflower seeds).
7. It's 1 tbsp of demerara sugar (optional).
8. It's 50 g of coconut shavings (I didn't have any so I added 50g more seeds).
9. Prepare of mixed chopped dried fruit of your choice (optional).

Enter: homemade granola with almonds, delicious crunch, and accompanied with cozy maple flavor, sweet dried cranberries, and warming cinnamon spice to complete one wholesome fall snack. I started with oats, added in almonds, wheat germ, cinnamon, and brown sugar. We were out of honey, so I used maple syrup and agave nectar instead-which added the perfect amount of sweetness. I tossed in raisins after the granola was done baking.

Maple and Almond Granola step by step

1. Pour the oil, syrup or honey, salt and vanilla in a small pan and heat gently. Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3..
2. Measure out the oats, nuts and seeds in a large bowl..
3. 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..
4. 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..
5. 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..
6. 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!.

For breakfast, I enjoyed freshly baked granola with homemade yogurt. My favorite combination for mixins is almonds, dried unsweetened coconut, and chopped dried mango. The mango I mix once the granola is cooled, but the almonds and coconut get toasted. In a medium mixing bowl, add the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, shredded coconut, and pecans. Pour in the olive oil, maple syrup, and vanilla and stir to combine.