Christmas Granola
"This makes a lovely gift for Xmas but is great to eat all year round Recipe from Quaker."
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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6 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 4 cups oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
- 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 1⁄4 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 1⁄3 cups dried cranberries
directions
- Heat oven to 350°F Combine all ingredients except cranberries in large bowl; mix well. Spread evenly in 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Remove granola from oven; stir in cranberries. Cool completely in pan. Store tightly covered up to 2 weeks.
- For Gift Giving: Spoon granola into airtight glass or plastic jars, canisters, cellophone gift bags (tie closed with ribbon) or empty oatmeal tubes. Ahead of time, paint designs on jars with paint markers or sponges and paint, cover oatmeal tubes with gift wrap, or decorate gift bags with holiday stickers.
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An all around good granola. The orange zest taste was very good,it burned a little bit more than I had hoped. Prheated oven and it was done in 30 minutes. The orange peel, and the dried cranberries made for a great combo. Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders. -
Made for 1-2-3 Hit Wonders 2008 Tag. This was pretty good, but I'm not sure if I would make it again or not. I've never had grated orange peel in granola (I've had it savory dishes) and I really didn't care for the taste (I tasted it before adding the dried cranberries). Once I added the dried cranberries, the sweetness of them offset the taste of the grated orange peel. Like the other reviewer mine got quite brown during the last twenty minutes so I only baked it in total for 30 minutes. Thanks for posting this Mandy. -
This made a nice tasting granola. I did use walnuts instead of pecans. I like the taste of the orange zest. Do watch during the last ten minutes, my granola browned a little more than I would have liked. Thanks Mandy!
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This made a nice tasting granola. I did use walnuts instead of pecans. I like the taste of the orange zest. Do watch during the last ten minutes, my granola browned a little more than I would have liked. Thanks Mandy!
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Once my daughter was born I became a stay at home mum as I couldn't bear the thought of putting her in daycare. She is the light of my life, I never imagined myself as a mum when younger but now wouldn't have it any other way. Alyssa was made a big sister on the 19th April 2010 when our cheeky little boy Blake was born. I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes so quickly become addicted to Zaar as it was previously known & still use it regularly. In addition to being my kids taxi :lol: I also spend my time, reading, gardening and of course shopping. I'm lucky enough that we have the space & so love growing our own fruits, vegies & herbs, this also means we have plenty of room for animals & at the moment have 2 dogs, Max, a Jackshund who's 6, Fletcher, a Kelpie who's 4, 6 cats Snowpea, Fergus, Ginger, Tango, Annie & Cookie, 4 chooks & 2 Ducks.
As well as our pets, we also have a lot of native animals around our area, we have kangaroos, wombats, echidna's, possums as well as rosella's, galah's & Cockatoo's hence the name of where I live..
