ADDICTIVE AND HEALTHY GRANOLA

Addictive and Healthy Granola image

This recipe is addictive and very easy. It tastes like the top crunchy part of cobbler desserts. It would be good as a cereal with milk or to put in yogurt or topped on fruit that has been fried in a little butter and brown sugar. A dollop of homemade whipped cream wouldn't hurt the latter!

Provided by HealthRebootCoach

Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Cereals Granola Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 ½ cups maple syrup
1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
1 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon rose water
¾ teaspoon salt
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup puffed rice cereal
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
½ cup chopped cashews
½ cup raisins
½ cup dried blueberries
¼ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup chopped almonds
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries
½ cup packed brown sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray or line with non-stick aluminum foil.
Whisk maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, rose water, and salt together in a bowl.
Mix oats, rice cereal, coconut, cashews, raisins, dried blueberries, pecans, almonds, dried cranberries, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir until evenly coated. Spread oat mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; stir and continue baking until slightly crisp and lightly browned, 15 to 25 more minutes. Cool on baking sheets before serving, about 1 hour. Store in air-tight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 calories, Carbohydrate 43.7 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 129.7 mg, Sugar 26.1 g