Maple-Walnut Granola with Dried Cranberries
A delicious homemade granola featuring old-fashioned oats, walnuts, and dried cranberries, sweetened with maple syrup and brown sugar. This crunchy breakfast treat is enhanced with warm spices like cinnamon and allspice.
Ingredients
- •1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- •¾ cup golden brown sugar
- •½ cup pure maple syrup
- •¼ cup egg whites
- •1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- •1¼ teaspoons maple extract
- •1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- •1 teaspoon ground allspice
- •3 cups old-fashioned oats
- •1 cup walnut halves
- •1 cup dried cranberries
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Generously coat heavy large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Stir 1/2 cup sugar and syrup in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, occasionally brushing down sides with wet pastry brush. Pour into large bowl; cool to lukewarm. Whisk in egg whites, extracts, and spices. Add oats, nuts, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar; toss well.
15 min
- 2.
Spread mixture in even layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 35 minutes. Using metal spatula, turn granola over (bottom will be brown). Bake 10 minutes. Sprinkle cranberries over; bake until dry, about 10 minutes longer. Cool granola completely in pan.
55 min
