Cherry and Cardamom Roasted Granola

Nothing gets eaten faster than my homemade granola, so I decided to spruce up my recipe! Tart dried cherries with hearty sidekicks like pistachios, coconut strips, and the unmistakable flavors of cardamom all roasted together to create the perfect chewy bite. Enjoy this Cherry and Cardamom Roasted Granola as a cereal with your preferred choice of milk, quick snack, or a go-to yogurt bowl topping.

Prep Work for cherry and cardamom roasted granola

• Roughly chop your cherries and pistachios. Shelled pistachios will greatly reduce your prep time.
• If you have parchment paper available to you, I highly recommend using it during the cooking process.
• Have an air tight container ready for storage once granola is completely cooled. This recipe has proven incredibly shelf stable for up to a week.

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Ingredients Needed for cherry and cardamom roasted granola

• 2 cups whole rolled oats
• 1 cup dried cherries (roughly chopped)
• 1 cup pistachios (shelled and roughly chopped)
• 1 cup coconut strips
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• flaky sea salt to taste

How to make cherry and cardamom roasted granola

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients oats, cherries, pistachios and coconut.
3. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients as well as cardamom and cinnamon.
4. Add the wet ingredients mixture to the dry ingredients and combine thoroughly. Ensuring the dry ingredients are coated.
5. Evenly distribute the granola in an oven safe pan and bake for 30 minutes or until fragrant and golden brown.
6. Finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. Let cool completely on the pan before breaking apart and storing in an air tight container.

Notes and Modifications

I find a lighter colored or glass oven safe pan works best for this recipe. Keeps the base of the granola from possibly burning or browning too quickly. If that type of pan is not available to you at the time of preparation, no problem! Just keep an eye on the granola as it nears the end of the cooking time. You may find it to brown faster.

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