Cranberry Nut Granola

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 17
• 4 1/4 cups rolled oats, not instant
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 1/3 cup wheat bran
• 1/4 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup flax seed, golden
• 1/8 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup amaranth
• 3/4 cup wheat germ, raw
• 3/4 cup textured vegetable protein, flakes
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup light cranberry juice
• 1 cup sorghum, divided
• 1 cinnamon stick, crushed
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 combine "dry ingredients" in a large bowl.
• 3 combine oil, cranberry juice, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and 1/2 cup sorghum in a small saucepan. heat over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. reduce heat to low.
• 4 add syrup mixture to dry granola, about 1/4 - 1/2 cup at a time, mixing granola to coat evenly.
• 5 lightly spray two cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. divide granola-syrup mixture in two and spread each half on a separate cookie sheet, in even layers that fully extend to tray edges.
• 6 bake at 300 degrees, stirring every 10-15 minutes to prevent burning. for clumpy granola, drizzle remaining 1/2 cup sorghum on top after 15-20 minutes in oven.
• 7 bake 30-45 minutes total, until golden and halfway dry/crispy. remove from oven & cool on wire racks. (granola will continue to dry & crisp after removing from oven.)
• 8 for a small crumble texture, stir granola periodically while cooling; for clusters, allow to cool completely before gently breaking into clumps.
• 9 when completely cool, mix in any desired fruits and store in an airtight container (or wait until serving to add fruits/other toppings). note: remove any cinnamon stick pieces before serving.