Apple Cinnamon Granola
This Apple Cinnamon Granola is packed with pecans, old-fashioned oats, dried apples, and cinnamon. Easy-to-make, and gluten-free!
Servings: 10
Calories: 314kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds also known as pepitas
- 1 cup pecans
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds optional
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup dried apple slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (160 degrees Celsius), and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Mix oats in a large bowl with the next 6 ingredients (through chia seeds).
- Chop apple slices into small (¼-inch) chunks, and set aside.
- Pour honey and vegetable oil into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low until the honey and oil start to bubble and come together smoothly.
- Pour honey mixture over oat mixture and stir until the liquid is incorporated.
- Spread on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle dried apples over mixture, then stir.
- Bake for another 10 minutes, and stir again. If the granola is nicely browned, remove it from the oven. If not, add another 5 minutes and check again.
- Cool sheet pan on rack, stir granola, and store in airtight container or ziplock bag when cool.
Notes
If you are looking for a gluten-free recipe, make sure your oat package confirms that the oats are completely gluten-free. Oats themselves are, but some commercially produced oats can be contaminated by being processed in a facility that also processes wheat.
For this recipe, soft dried apples work best. If your dried apples are crunchy and hard, just stir them into the final baked and cooled granola. (This does not work with the soft dried apples because they will soften the rest of your granola unless they are baked first.)
Spread the granola out in a thin layer on the sheet pan so that it all bakes evenly. If your pan isn't big enough to spread out in one layer, use two pans. Similarly, stirring the granola a couple of times while it's baking ensures that all of the granola will turn golden brown at the same time. If you don't do this, you may find the underside of your oats is barely cooked while the top is over brown.
Granola can be stored for 3 weeks at room temperature in a sealed container.
Nutrition
Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 128mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 23g
