Best Vanilla Granola Recipes

VANILLA-SCENTED GRANOLA

Steps:

• Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 300°F. Lightly spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Combine oil, honey, and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour hot liquid over oat mixture; stir well. Using hands, toss mixture until thoroughly mixed.
• Spread granola on prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Transfer sheet to rack; cool granola completely. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly spray large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix oats, almonds, sweetener, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Stir applesauce and sugar together in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat and immediately remove from heat. Stir vanilla into the applesauce mixture; pour over the oats mixture and toss to coat. Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking dish.
• Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, 20 to 30 minutes. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack until granola is completely cooled.

VANILLA-SCENTED GRANOLA

Steps:

• Position rack to middle of oven and preheat to 300*.
• Lightly spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Mix next 5 ingredients in large bowl.
• combine oil, honey and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Pour hot liquid over oat mixture; stir well.
• Using hands, toss mixture until thoroughly mixed.
• Spread granola on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionaly, about 30 minutes (but check after 20).
• Transfer sheet to rack; cool granola completely.
• (Can be made two weeks ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.) Makes about 8 cups.

FRENCH VANILLA ALMOND GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200 degrees F. Line a large, rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl mix together the oats and almonds.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir the sugar and salt into the water. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in canola oil and vanilla. Pour into the oat and almond mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.
• Spread mixture out on the lined cookie sheet and bake for 2 hours, or until dry to the touch. Do not stir! Remove from oven and let cool before breaking apart into chunks. Store in an air-tight container.

CINNAMON VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• Combine old fashioned oats, quick oats, pecans and wheat germ in a large bowl. Combine maple syrup, oil, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Pour over oat mixture, stirring to coat. Spread mixture evenly on greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 300 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until oats are toasted.
• Remove from oven and stir in dried fruit. Cool in pan on wire rack. Store in airtight container.
• Serving suggestion: To make yogurt parfaits, layer 6 ounces vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup mixed fresh or frozen fruit and 1/4 cup granola.

VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the oats, walnuts, coconut and sesame seeds. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the oil, brown sugar, honey, water and vanilla until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Pour over oat mixture and stir to coat evenly. Pour into two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans., Bake at 275° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.

CITRUS VANILLA PANNA COTTA ON OAT GRANOLA BASE WITH DRIED FRUIT AND APPLE COMPOTE

Steps:

• Scrape the pods from half of the vanilla bean into the sugar and mix the vanilla in with the sugar to help remove any lumps and to evenly distribute the vanilla. Combine milk, vanilla sugar, and both zests in a small saucepan. Scald mixture over medium heat, cover, and let infuse for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, bloom gelatin in water. Whisk dairy base in a medium mixing bowl until smooth. Remove gelatin sheets from water, reserving the water, squeeze out all excess liquid, and stir into milk mixture. Strain milk mixture into dairy base and stir until no lumps appear, being careful not to create air bubbles. Using a ladle, fill 4 individual flex pan molds about 3/4 of the way full. Cover and refrigerate until set.
• Bloom gelatin in reserved water. In a small saucepan, bring orange juice to a boil then remove it from the heat. Remove gelatin sheets from water and squeeze out excess liquid. Stir into the hot orange juice. Cool orange juice mixture to about room temperature. Once cooled, ladle on top of set panna cotta to fill the flex molds all the way.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Using a sharp chef's knife, cut 4 (1/16-inch thick) slices from the middle of the apple, ensuring slices are even in thickness and are large enough to accommodate a leaf cutter; pieces on outer edges of apple (which will not accommodate cutter) must be reserved in lemon juice for further use in apple raisin cranberry compote. Using a leaf cutter, center the cutter on each apple slice and press firmly to ensure sharp cutout. Dip cutout apple leaf in simple syrup and place dipped cutout onto a silicone baking mat. Bake for approximately 30 to 45 minutes until golden brown (to insure even cooking, rotate pan as needed).
• Heat apple cider in a saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Cool and transfer to a squeeze bottle.
• Heat cranberry juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Cool and transfer to a squeeze bottle.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toast oats on a baking sheet in the oven until slightly brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add toasted oats to mixture and blend well. Press oat mixture into fluted molds (about same size as panna cotta molds) and bake for approximately 5 minutes until browning occurs. Let rest a minimum of 5 to 10 minutes and then transfer for use as base in assembling dessert.
• Using a chef's knife, cut reserved, already peeled apple into precise 1/4-inch dice, avoiding any peelings, core, or seeds. Reserve. In small saute pan, combine cider, orange juice, honey, and cinnamon. Over medium-high heat, bring mixture to a boil and reduce by half. Add the reserved diced apples, raisins, and cranberries. Bring compote to a simmer and cook until apples are tender. Adjust seasoning with salt, to taste.
• Using bain-marie set-up, slowly heat 4 ounces chocolate until melted smooth. Using seeding method, add remaining chocolate and stir until smooth. Make a parchment piping bag. Fill piping bag 3/4 full with chocolate, folding opening to avoid spilling. Cut a small opening at the tip of the piping bag.
• Pipe a triangular shape onto a clean, dry, dessert plate, being sure to start and end where panna cotta will rest. Pipe second line, interweaving between first line. Once chocolate cools, carefully fill with apple cider reduction and cranberry reduction, alternating sauces. Repeat process for remaining 3 plates. If any undesired results occur, wash and dry plate, and repeat process.
• Simmer both ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until slightly golden brown and caramelized. Remove from heat and cool until slightly thickened.
• Using a large spoon, drizzle even lines onto a silicone baking mat. While caramel lines are still warm, mold around handle of wooden spoon, into even spirals. Let cool, and remove from spoon. Using kitchen shears, cut spiral to desired length ensuring clean edges. Repeat the above steps until you have 4 uniform spirals.
• To serve: Carefully pipe the chocolate onto the plate in a ribbon design (start the piping at the 10 o'clock position). Place the granola base onto the plate in the 10 o'clock position covering the starting point of the chocolate. Dip a round cutter into warm water and use it to cut out the panna cottas, making sure not to break them. Once they are cut, unmold them from the flex pans and place on top of the granola base with orange side down. Top the panna cotta with about 1 tablespoon of the fruit compote. Using squeeze bottles with very thin tips, pipe sauces into piped ribbon, alternating sauces. Lastly garnish the panna cotta with the sugar spirals. Stick it straight through the compote and into the top of the panna cotta, being careful not to break the sugar. Rest apple chip upright against panna cotta and serve.
• Place sugar and water in saucepan. Over medium-high heat, bring to boil. Remove from heat when boiling. Use 1/4 cup for apple chip production. Leave remaining mixture in saucepan and set aside for further use in sugar garnish.

ROASTED PEARS WITH CARDAMOM GRANOLA AND VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the granola, brown sugar, flour, cardamom, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl, mix the ingredients with finger tips until the butter is well incorporated.
• Arrange the pears, skin-side down in a heavy 9 by 9-inch baking dish. Spoon and press the granola mixture on the pears. Place the dish in the oven until the granola mixture is golden brown and pears are tender, approximately 30 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and serve with vanilla ice cream.

RED WINE POACHED PEAR FILLED WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND TOPPED WITH GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, add the wine, sugar, cloves, pears, cinnamon, vanilla and orange zest and bring to a simmer. Cut out a circle of parchment paper and fit this on top of the liquid to keep the pears submerged. Simmer the pears until fork-tender, flipping them once, about 40 minutes. Remove the pears from the wine with a slotted spoon and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Continue to reduce the wine mixture on high heat until it becomes syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain.
• Top each pear half with some ice cream, granola and a drizzle of the wine reduction. Finish your art with mint and devour it.

VANILLA-SCENTED GRANOLA RECIPE

Steps:

• Makes 8 Cups 1 serving = 1/2 cup preparation Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 300°F. Lightly spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Combine oil, honey, and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour hot liquid over oat mixture; stir well. Using hands, toss mixture until thoroughly mixed. Spread granola on prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Transfer sheet to rack; cool granola completely. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

FRENCH VANILLA GRANOLA TRAIL MIX

Steps:

• Put a piece of aluminum foil about 12 inches square on a platter or baking sheet. Lightly spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a small nonstick skillet, dry-roast the almonds over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightly golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the liquid has evaporated and the almonds are coated with the mixture, stirring constantly. Transfer to the foil. Let cool completely, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients.
• Add the cooled almonds to the granola mixture, stirring to combine. Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.
• Enjoy this seasonal trail mix!

CINNAMON VANILLA GRANOLA PEACH CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 vanilla powder together. Brown sugar can be added to sweeten fruit if needed.
• Place drained fruit in a casserole or square pan. Stir in flour mixture, set aside.
• In medium bowl combine granola, instant oatmeal, brown sugar, flour, almonds, cinnamon and vanilla powder until mixed. The small crumbs at the bottom of the granola bag work well for this.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Top peaches with crumb mixture.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes until bubbly and top golden brown.

CINNAMON VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• 1. Combine old fashioned oats, quick oats, pecans and wheat germ in a large bowl. 2. Combine maple syrup, oil, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Pour over oat mixture, stirring to coat. 3. Spread mixture evenly on greased baking sheet. 4. Bake at 300°F for 50 to 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until oats are toasted. 5. Remove from oven and stir in dried fruit. Cool in pan on wire rack. Store in airtight container.
• To make yogurt parfaits, layer 6 ounces vanilla yogurt, ½ cup mixed fresh or frozen fruit and ¼ cup granola.

VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat to 300.
• Lightly spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl.
• Mix applesauce and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat.
• Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla.
• carefully our hot liquid over oat mixture and stir well.
• With hands, toss mixture until thoroughly mixed.
• Spread granola on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes IMPORTANT-check after 20 min!
• Transfer sheet to rack and allow granola to cool completely.

HONEY VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven the oven to 275 degrees.
• Mix together the oats, seeds and nuts in a large bowl.
• Heat oil, vanilla, cinnamon, and honey together in a saucepan until blended.
• Add honey mixture to oat mixture and stir well.
• Spread out the granola on one or two baking sheets and bake for 50 minutes or until desired crispness. Stir occasionally to prevent mixture from clumping.
• leave to cool and store in zip lock baggies.

VANILLA NUT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Set rack to middle position and preheat oven to 300°F.
• Lightly spray large baking sheet.
• Mix first five ingredients.
• Over medium heat, combine butter, apple sauce and maple syrup and bring to simmer.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour over dry mixture, toss well with hands until thoroughly mixed.
• Spread on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 25 minutes, rotating pan after 10 minutes.
• Transfer sheet to cooling rack and cool completely before breaking into small pieces.
• Store in airtight container at room temperature.

CINNAMON VANILLA GRANOLA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. You will need a large baking sheet.
• 2. In a small pot, warm coconut oil over low heat to melt it, stir in coconut palm sugar, remove from heat and stir in vanilla. This mixture should be warm, not hot.
• 3. In a large bowl, stir together oats, salt and cinnamon.
• 4. Pour the oil and sugar mixture onto the oat mixture and stir, then combine thoroughly using your hands to coat the oats evenly with the oil, but be careful not to burn your hands in case the oil got a little too hot!
• 5. Spread the mixture onto a large baking sheet in a thin, even layer.
• 6. Bake for about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until the granola is a very light golden brown.
• 7. Cool the granola completely.
• 8. Store in an airtight container.
• 9. You can substitute other oils and sugars, but we like the crisp and tasty result of this combination best. Most of the time we use our granola plain, if we want nuts and dried fruit etc we just add them to suit the moment, though you can add any that you please before or after baking.