Ginger Granola
Ingredients
- 4 cups oats ⓘ
- 1 cup wheat bran
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds ⓘ
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 cup maple syrup ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 1 orange, for zest and juice ⓘ
- 1/2 cup bite-sized mixed dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, chopped apricots, etc) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, mix oats with bran, almonds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, and salt. In another bowl, whisk maple syrup with oil and vanilla. Finely grate 1 teaspoon peel from the orange, then squeeze out 2 tablespoons of juice. Stir both into syrup. Pour over oat mixture and stir until well-mixed. Spread out on a large, rimmed baking sheet. Bake on the center rack of a preheated oven, uncovered. Stir occasionally to keep from sticking or burning (watch the edges of pan, which are more likely to burn). Bake until oats are golden, about 20 minutes.
- Remove pan from the oven and place on a rack to cool. Stir occasionally. When cooled, stir in dried fruit and candied ginger. Can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container up to 1 week. If refrigerated, keeps up to 1 month. If stored in the freezer, keeps up to 6 months.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
848
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).