Vanilla Bean Maple Granola

Our Rodelle vanillas have really outdone themselves! When the vanilla bean and maple flavors combine it is sweet perfection. We've also created a cocoa cherry flavored granola that is AMAZING!

Ingredients

• 6 cups rolled oats (not quick cooking or instant)
  
• 2 cups nuts and seeds (we used slivered almonds, you can use walnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, pecans and/or sesame seeds)
  
• 1 cup chopped dates
  
• Dash of salt
  
• 2 Rodelle Vanilla Beans, split and scraped
  
• Reserve the beans
  
• 1 cup maple syrup
  

Cocoa Cherry Granola Recipe

Directions

• Preheat oven to 300° F.
  
• In a small pot, heat the maple syrup stirring in the vanilla seeds and the reserved beans. Simmer lightly for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit while preparing the oats.
  
• Lightly toast the oats in a 9 x 13 inch roasting pan over your stove burners until they just change color and become fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir or shake the pan often so that the oats don’t burn. (An alternative is to bake in the oven, stirring often, until toasted, abut 15 minutes)
  
• Add the almonds (or nuts and seeds of your choice) and continue to cook, stirring frequently for 2 more minutes. Add the dates and salt and mix-in thoroughly.
  
• Remove the vanilla beans from the maple syrup. Pour the syrup over the toasted oat mixture and toss to coat.
  
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes stirring once or twice. Cool on a wire rack, stirring a few times until cooled. Transfer to a sealed container and store in the refrigerator. It will keep indefinitely.
  

Cocoa Cherry Granola Recipe