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Hazelnut-Orange Granola Recipe

Makes about 4 cups
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Calories:

Ingredients

  • cups roughly chopped hazelnuts
  • 2 cups oats
  • cups Bob's Red Mill Hazelnut Meal/Flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup golden brown sugar
  • Zest from 3 medium-sized Naval oranges about 2-½ tablespoons
  • Juice from 2 medium-sized Naval oranges about ½ cup
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Mini semisweet chocolate chips if desired it's a good idea!

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and place the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. When the oven is preheated, roast them until they are very aromatic and the skins are cracking, about 5 minutes. Let them cool for at least 5 minutes, and then they can be rubbed together in your hands, or in a dish towel, and the skins should flake away. (Some tiny bits of skin will remain, and that's okay.) Roughly chop the nuts and set them aside.
  • Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F, and a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the oats, hazelnut meal, and salt. Mix and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, sugar, orange zest and juice, honey, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  • Add the dry ingredients and roasted, chopped hazelnuts to the butter mixture and mix until everything is evenly blended.
  • Pour the granola mixture onto the parchment-lined baking sheets. Use a flat-bottomed metal spatula to flatten out the top surface. It should be about ½-inch thick and cover the sheet.
  • Place the baking sheet in the preheated 350 degree F oven, and roast until it's a dark golden brown, about 30 minutes.
  • Let it cool on the baking sheet until it's very hard, about 30 minutes.
  • Break and/or crumble the granola into the size pieces you like. (I like a mix of big and small chunks.)
  • Serve with a sprinkling of mini chocolate chips on top if desired. (As you can see, I desired them.)

Notes

Store the granola in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dark place. It should keep its crispness for at least 4 days.
If you are gluten-free, make sure the oats you use say they're gluten-free.