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Walnut Apple Cider Cinnamon Raisin Granola
Loose, crisp oats and toasted walnuts with warm cinnamon, a hint of nutmeg and tangy apple juice, studded with plump raisins.

- Oven
- 1 hr 5 min · 15 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- 46–60 g carbs
- Fiber 6 g+
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups180 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup chopped50 gWalnutsroughly chopped
- 1½ tbsp15 gSesame seeds
- ¼ cup (60 ml)60 gApple juice, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp40 gHoney
- 2 tbsp25 gCanola oil
- 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
- 2¼ tsp6 gGround cinnamon
- ¼ tsp0.5 gGround nutmeg
- ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
- ⅓ cup60 gRaisins
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C) and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- In a large bowl, stir together the oats, walnuts, sesame seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the apple juice, honey and canola oil just until the honey loosens, about 1 minute; take off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the warm apple juice mixture over the oat mixture and stir until every oat is lightly coated.
- Spread the granola in a thin, even layer on the baking sheet.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to keep it loose, until deep golden and fragrant.
- Stir the raisins into the hot granola right on the sheet so they soften slightly.
- Cool completely on the sheet, about 15 minutes, where it crisps further; break up any clumps and store airtight.
Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.
Contains: Tree nuts, Sesame. Some brands contain gluten.
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