Crunchy Cardamom Granola
Ingredients
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 100 grams light brown sugar ½ cup
- 100 grams dried apricots chopped ¾ cup
- 70 grams almonds roughly chopped ½ cup
- 20 grams coconut flakes ½ cup
- 50 grams sunflower seeds ⅓ cup
- 30 grams cornflakes 1 cup
- 230 grams rolled oats 2 ¾ cup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F), line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl mix together rolled oats, almonds, cornflakes, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, cinnamon, salt, and cardamom powder. Set Aside.
- In a small saucepan add your olive oil, maple syrup, and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until all the sugar has dissolved. Pour over oat mixture and mix very well making sure all your ingredients are wet.
- Spread oats evenly onto your prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and stir the mixture to ensure even baking. Place back in the oven and bake for another 10. Remove again and stir the mixture once more. Place back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes. The granola should be a nice golden color.
- Add in your chopped apricots and give it one last stir. Allow to cool then serve on top of some yogurt, with milk, or by the handful for a great filling snack.
- This granola is loose not the one that clumps together check notes for instructions on chunky granola.
Notes
For larger chunky style granola follow the same instructions above just increase maple syrup and olive oil to 1/2 a cup each. Then when you place the granola on the baking sheet use a metal spatula to press it down and pack it together. Allow it to bake untouched for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to completely cool then break into chunks. ENJOY!