Vanilla Nut Granola

Name: Vanilla Nut Granola
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 cups (approx.), 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups oats; 1 cup pecans, chopped; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Submitted by Kelsey

"Really simple, really good. Try adding dried fruit (such as raisins or cranberries) or chocolate chips after baking."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 4 cups (approx.)
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 cups oats
1 cup pecans, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

directions

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.

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Reviews

This was wonderful. I lost my original granola recipe (found it finally) but I ended up combining a few elements to make my own version: I added 2 tbsp honey & upped the cinnamon to 1 tsp (next time I might do 1 1/2 tsp) I used sliced almonds for the pecans & really appreciated the applesauce element & the lower amount of butter. I only had sugar free maple syrup in the fridge; I might sub more honey for that next time. Baking time varied for me; I finally upped my oven to 325 b/c it was taking too long! At first I thought it wasn't sweet enough but as it cooled it started to sweeten up more. A lovely recipe!

LUVMY2BOYS
This was really simple, I microwaved the last 4 ingredients and then mixed it with the first 5. This recipe turned out really great as is and tasted even better after I added some M&M's.

nichole.carroll