Cherry Almond Granola
This recipe has been pretty much on repeat every week since I first made it a few years ago. We use it as a topping for just about all Greek yogurt and smoothie bowls! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do :)
Recipe makes ~4 cups
Ingredients
1/2 cup (120g) almond butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp water
¼ tsp salt
Optional: ½ tsp cinnamon (recommended!)
3 cups (240g) rolled oats
¼ cup (28g) slivered almonds
¼ cup (40g) dried cherries, roughly chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 315F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the almond butter, maple syrup, water, salt and cinnamon (if using). Add the rolled oats and toss to coat them. Add the slivered almonds and mix.
Spread the oat mixture onto the baking sheet and spread it out. You can leave some pockets bunched together - hello delicious granola clumps!
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until fragrant and beginning to turn golden. The mixture will not be totally crunchy yet when it’s done, but it will crunch up as it cools and the rest of the moisture evaporates.
Let it cool on the baking sheet, then break it apart while leaving some clumps if you’d like. Fold in the dried cherries.
Store in an air-tight container at room temperature.
nutritional info
per ¼ cup: 120 calories | 5g fat | 15g carbs | 4g protein