Nut-Free Granola
This is a great snack for the little ones - especially since it's nut-free! The rice krispies add a nice crunch, and overall it's not too sweet. This is a looser granola, not clumpy. It goes great on yogurt!
Ingredients
- 5 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups crisp rice cereal
- 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with oil.
- Mix the oats and rice cereal in a large bowl.
- Combine the maple syrup, honey, oil, brown sugar and salt in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the mixture homogenizes. Add the vanilla and stir to incorporate.
- Pour the mixture over the oats and stir to combine. Make sure the mixture is homogenously mixed; it will still look a little dry.
- Spread out on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to brown the mixture evenly and prevent burning.
- Cool, then store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Omit the brown sugar to reduce the sweetness of the granola.
- Add in toasted pecans!
- Replace the maple syrup with a different flavor, like Stonewall Kitchen’s Apple Cinnamon syrup.
Source: geniuskitchen.com