A crunchy, festive snack and surefire mood-booster!
We love granola for breakfast. It is delicious when paired with Greek yogurt, served with almond milk and fresh fruit, or even just enjoyed plain! Making homemade Cranberry Granola may sound a little intimidating, but it truly is quite easy. With just a little stirring and baking time, you can save quite a bit of money by not buying granola at the store.
The combinations for granola recipes are endless, but we really enjoy Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Granola in colder months. The color of the green pumpkin seeds and red cranberries truly get us in a festive mood!
Try Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Granola as part of a Sweet and Savory Parfait.
Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Granola
Ingredients
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds raw
- 1/2 cup flax seeds
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup dried cranberries optional dried cherries, apricots or raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, gently mix the oats, pumpkin seeds, flax, sesame and cinnamon. To this mixture add the honey, syrup, oil, and vanilla and stir until well-combined.
- Spread the mixture on the baking sheets and cook for 60 -75 minutes. To achieve and even color on the granola while baking, stir every 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
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Sounds delish! How much sesame seed – no measure with amount listed. Thanks
Thanks for catching that! We’ve updated the recipe and it should read 1/4 cup!
Hi! Great recipe. Thinking if I were to put this in 9×9 & cut into 18 rectangles the points still remain at 7. Would you agree?
Brenda, I can’t say for certain but I tend to agree.