Spiced cherry almond granola with dried cherries, almonds and coconut is spiced with cinnamon and cardamom. A healthy breakfast at a fraction of the cost!
Spiced Cherry Almond Granola
As the days get cooler and mornings darker, there’s nothing more satisfying than tucking into a nice bowl of $17 hipster made granola with a cup of fair-trade, drip coffee to power you through these transitional days…. right? Wrong. Hopefully you balk along with me at the price of granola, as well as some of the ingredients found in the store-bought variety… which can include foreign items like ‘soy lethicin’, ‘tocopherols’ and the catch-all ‘preservatives’.
Spiced Cherry Almond Granola
In comes my Spiced Cherry Almond Granola….. At about a 50-75% savings, and an exactly 297% increase in deliciousness, at 30 minutes this recipe is a no brainer. Make a big ole’ batch and use it for breakfast, snacks for the kiddos or even holiday gifts! Customize each batch with whatever fruit, nuts or spices you like best. This would also be delicious with combinations like dried apples and cinnamon, dried mango with a tiny bit of chili powder, pumpkin spice… the possibilities are endless!
Spiced Cherry Almond Granola – serve with milk like normal cereal!
Enjoy this granola with milk as a normal breakfast cereal, over yogurt or crumble on top of your baked goods!
Spiced Cherry Almond Granola – over oatmeal and jam!
- Serves: 6
- Serving size: ½ cup (1/6 recipe)
- Calories: 248
- Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Sugar: 19
- Sodium: 104
- Protein: 4
- 1.5 cups oats
- ½ cup almonds
- ¼ cup dried coconut flakes
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ⅛ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- Preheat your oven to 300F.
- Combine the oats, almonds and coconut into a large bowl.
- Combine the oil and maple syrup or honey in a separate cup and mix.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and toss with the cinnamon, cardamom and salt.
- Spread the granola mixture over the baking sheet and bake for about 10-20 minutes - checking and stirring frequently to avoid burning.
- Remove from oven when the granola is golden brown and let cool.
- Toss in dried cherries and enjoy!
- Store in a sealed bag or container.
I can attest to the fact that this granola is super delicious!
Second that the granola is delicious. It’s also gluten-free 🙂
Thank you both – your opinion is highly valuable 🙂
Now that Julie and Sheronskie has attested to it, I’m off to shopping the ingredients! 🙂
Haha! They are tough critics with refined palettes – very much trusted! 🙂
The only granola I eat is the HOMEMADE! Yours looks fantastic, Ahu.
I’m a convert – it’s the only way! Thanks Angie 🙂
I love granola – not so much for breakfast but for a snack at my desk. Can’t wait to try this, and thanks for the reference to the video! I had not heard of it before.