Crunchy Cranberry Granola Parfait
1 hour 15 minutes | serves 4
- 1 6 oz. bag (1 1/3 cups) cranberries, dried
- 1 Cup apples, dried and chopped
- 1 Cup apple juice, unsweetened
- ¾ Cup maple syrup
- 1 Teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 4 Cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 Cup pecans, chopped
- ½ Cup oat bran
- ½ cup wheat germ
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- 24 oz (22⁄3 cups) vanilla yogurt, fat free
Preheat oven to 300°F. Place cranberries and apples in large bowl; set aside.
Bring apple juice, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt to boil. Pour over cranberries and apples; let sit 15 minutes. Mix oats, pecans, oat bran, wheat germ and sunflower seeds together in separate bowl. Stir into cranberry mixture until blended.
Spread onto 15½ x 10½ x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 300°F about 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool. Store in sealed container or plastic bag. Makes 9 cups. To assemble parfait, place 1⁄3 cup yogurt in bottom of parfait glass. Layer with ¼ cup granola. Repeat ending with ¼ cup of granola. Serve immediately.
www.uscranberries.com (Cranberry Marketing Committee)
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