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Cherry Almond Granola

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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry granola, granola
Servings: 12
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Equipment

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 2 c. whole grain oats
  • 1 c. quick oats
  • 1 ½ c. almonds whole and chopped
  • 1 c. unsweetened coconut flakes
  • ½ c. pepitas (pumpkin seeds) whole
  • 2 T. cranberry seeds (or chia or hemp seeds)
  • 2 T. flax seeds
  • 2 T. brown sugar
  • 1 T. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. salt

WET INGREDIENTS

  • ⅓ c. cherry juice or other fruit juice
  • ⅓ c. oil
  • ½ c. honey or maple syrup
  • 1 T. vanilla

MIX-INS

  • 1 c. dried cherries

Instructions

PREP

  • Gather equipment. Pre-heat oven to 325°. Grease or line a cookie sheet with parchment.
  • Rough chop 1 c. of the almonds and set aside.

GRANOLA

  • In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together cherry juice, oil, honey and vanilla and pour over the dry ingredients.
  • Pour granola into a thin layer onto baking sheet. Press down into an even layer.

BAKE

  • Bake at 325° for 20 minutes.

ADD MIX-INS

  • Remove from oven, stir and toss in the dried cherries and press down. Return to oven for 10 additional minutes.
  • Let cool on the pan then break into pieces. Store in an air-tight container.