Cinnamon Orange Granola Recipes

CINNAMON STOVE TOP GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Combine the oats and cinnamon and add them to the pot. Cook and stir until lightly toasted, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour the oats out onto a large baking sheet and add the butter to the pot. When the butter has melted, stir in the honey, molasses and brown sugar. When the mixture starts to simmer, return the oats to the pot and continue to cook and stir until coated and hot.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the almonds and cherries. Pour onto a large cookie sheet and allow to cool. The granola will harden as it cools. When cool, transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature.

CINNAMON ORANGE GRANOLA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix the oats and nuts(the first 4 ingredients).
• in a medium bowl, mix the remaining 8 ingredients.
• pour the contents of the medium bowl over the oat/nut mixture.
• I usually start out mixing with a spoon, and then once the majority of the moisture has been absorbed, I start mixing with my hands.
• once this is thoroughly mixed, spread out on to 2 large cookie sheets, place in the hot oven, turning the temperature down to 225 degrees for 30 minutes. (this first 30 minutes crisps and browns the granola).
• at the end of the first 30 minutes, gently stir granola and leave in 225 degree oven for another 30 minutes.
• after the second 30 minutes is over, repeat gentle stirring and leave in 225 degree oven for another 30 minutes.
• after the 3rd 30 minutes, turn off the oven and let the granola cool inside the closed oven.
• this oven time at a low temperature is a drying process. make sure that your granola is dry before placing it in storage containers. this can be frozen for several months, if you can keep it around that long!

ORANGE GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl stir together the oats, wheat germ, and hazelnuts or almonds.
• In a small saucepan stir together the honey, orange peel and juice, and cinnamon.
• Heat just until boiling; remove from heat.
• Add honey mixture to oat mixture, tossing gently until coated.
• Coat a baking pan with the non-stick cooking spray.
• Spread oat mixture evenly in pan.
• Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Add coconut to oat mixture and stir.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes more or until light brown, stirring once.
• Remove from oven and immediately turn out onto a large piece of foil; cool.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Serving size is 1/2 cup.

ORANGE-PECAN GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put oats, flakes, sugar, nuts, zest, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Melt butter with honey in a saucepan over low heat; stir into oat mixture.
• Spread mixture in a 7-by-11-inch baking pan; bake until just golden, about 10 minutes. Let cool in pan (mixture will harden). Break cooled mixture into large chunks.