Gluten-Free Almond Maple Granola Clusters

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Source: Serious Eats — Elizabeth Barbone, Gluten-Free Almond-Maple Granola Clusters.

Granola · Almond · American

A gluten-free almond-maple granola clusters recipe for 7 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep10 min
Cook55 min
Total1 h 5 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving718 kcal
FreeGluten-freeDairy-freeVegetarianVegan
Servings7Recipe makes 7
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Bake. Heat oven to 150°C;. Line an 18 by 33 cm rimmed baking tray with baking paper. Set pan aside. In big bowl, toss together oats, almond flour, brown rice flour, plus salt. Tip canola oil uniformly over the mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon to coat mixture uniformly with oil. Mix maple syrup and dark brown sugar in a mid-sized pot. Warm mixture over a mid-sized flame till the sugar dissolves, around six minutes. Lightly mix the mixture often. Remove pot from the heat. Add vanilla extract. Mix well. Pour sugar-mixture over oat-mixture. Mix with a wood spoon to mix. At first, the granola will be thick plus sticky. Keep mixing, breaking up an lumps of sugar/oats using the back of the wooden spoon, till the sugar-maple is uniformly distributed. Press mixture very firmly into ready pan. Bake till a deep gold and aromatic, around 45 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Promptly score granola in bars. (The granola might break in smaller pieces when scored. This is fine.) Let granola to cool. "Snap" bars in bite-size nuggets. Store granola in one covered container for upwards to two weeks.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

43.9 g per serving

87.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 175.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy718 kcal
Protein13.6 g
Carbohydrate107.5 g
of which sugars45.3 g
of which free sugars43.9 g
Fat27.6 g
of which saturates3.6 g
Fibre9.7 g
Salt0.44 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.9 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values