Maple Pecan Granola
Oats, nuts and seeds baked slowly in maple and oil until golden, then left completely undisturbed to cool so it sets into clusters. The clusters are the entire craft.
Photograph credit: Muesli Granola by JESHOOTS.com · CC0 1.0 · Stocksnap
What to Put on the Table With Maple Pecan Granola
- Greek yoghurt and fresh berries
- Cold milk
- On top of an açaí bowl
Photograph credit: Yogurt Granola by Daria Nepriakhina · CC0 1.0 · Stocksnap
How to Cook Maple Pecan Granola
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Heat the oven to 150°C / 300°F and line a large baking tray with paper.
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Combine the oats, nuts, seeds, coconut, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
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Warm the maple syrup, oil and brown sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then stir in the vanilla.
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Pour over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until every oat is coated.
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Fold in the lightly beaten egg white, which will help the clusters bind.
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Tip onto the tray and press it down firmly into an even, compacted layer about 1.5 cm thick.
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Bake 25 minutes, then rotate the tray and bake 20 minutes more, without stirring, until evenly golden.
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Take it out and leave it on the tray, completely undisturbed, until stone cold — at least 90 minutes.
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Only now break it into clusters with your hands, and fold through the dried fruit.
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Notes From the Method
Do not stir during baking or cooling. That is the entire secret to clusters.
Press the mixture down hard before it goes in. Compaction is what lets it set as a slab.
Add dried fruit only after baking — it burns and turns bitter in the oven.
Keeping What's Left
Keeps 3 weeks in an airtight jar at room temperature and freezes 3 months.
Maple Pecan Granola: Your Questions Answered
How long does Maple Pecan Granola take to make?
10 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking, plus 1 hour 30 minutes of cooling, so allow 2 hours 15 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 12.
Nutrition per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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