By Aggieskitchen
Cranberry Spice Granola recipe from The Naptime Chef's new cookbook. Also, a chance to win your own copy of The Naptime Chef.
The Naptime Chef's Cranberry Spice Granola
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (I cut this down to about a 1/4 cup)
- 3 cups old fashioned oats, not quick cooking)
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (I used the unsweetened variety)
- 1 cup chopped pecans (I used sliced almonds)
- 1 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large rimmed baking sheet with a little vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut, nuts, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Gently stir together with a spoon until the oats and spices are completely mixed. In a separate bowl, combine oil, vanilla extract, maple syrup and apple juice or cider and pour over oat mixture. Stir the oats carefully and gently until completely combined and coated with the liquids.
- Spread the oat mixture on your baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, take your baking sheet out of oven and carefully stir the granola so that it will toast up evenly. Place back in oven and cook for an additional 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove pan from oven and add cranberries to granola, stirring to combine. Let cool.
- Once cooled, store in a cool dry place in a container with a tight fitting lid.
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