Orange Granola Recipes

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 GRANITA

Steps:

• Clean and wash the oranges. Cut off the top 1/4 of the oranges and shave a small slice off the bottom so it stands easily.
• Using a grapefruit knife, cut out the flesh of the oranges and place in a strainer set over a bowl. Be careful not to cut through the bottom. Stand the oranges on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer and freeze until solid.
• Press the flesh of the oranges through the strainer to extract all of the juice. You should end up with about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of orange juice. Add the extra 4 cups orange juice. Stir in sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is of desired sweetness. Add the basil and orange-flavored liqueur and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Strain the mixture into a roasting pan or baking dish. The dish should be large enough so the liquid is not more than 1-inch deep. Freeze the mixture for 1 hour. Remove from the freezer and scrape with 2 forks to break up ice. Return to the freezer and freeze until solid, about 2 to 3 hours, scraping with forks every hour or so.
• When the granite is frozen, scoop it into the orange shells and serve immediately.

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!

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Spread oats on a large rimmed baking sheet. Toast, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl; add almonds and let cool slightly. Coat same baking sheet with nonstick spray. Whisk maple syrup, butter, and hazelnut oil in a small bowl to blend. Pour syrup mixture over oats; stir thoroughly to coat. Spread mixture on prepared sheet.
• Bake granola, stirring occasionally, until the oats are light golden, about 15 minutes. Stir in the cranberries and raisins; bake for 10 minutes longer. Remove granola from oven and let cool slightly. Stir in the orange peel. Let cool completely, then break into pieces. DO AHEAD: Store airtight at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

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.