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Stovetop Granola with Goji Berries

Stovetop Granola with Goji Berries and VanillaI realize the internet is chock full of granola recipes these days, so it’s for purely selfish reasons that I am adding this to the list.  This blog is where I come when I can’t decide what to make for a quick weeknight dinner, or for a brunch with friends, or for, in this case, a ready-made breakfast for the week ahead.  And I simply don’t want to forget.  Because this granola is made on the stovetop it takes a bit more active time than baking it in the oven, but the rewards are well worth the effort.  As it turns out, stovetop granola is more dependably toasty and has more buttery nutty flavor than any version I’ve made before.

The recipe came to me through the Secret Recipe Club which always gives me a jolt of new ideas and reminds me just how many enthusiastic, talented bloggers I still have to discover.   This stovetop granola is originally from Baking and Creating with Avril who deemed this to be the Easiest Granola Ever which, of course, caught my eye.  Avril’s love of cooking and baking shines through in her sweet blog dedicated to family-friendly dishes and great ideas for treats, including these Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons that came in a close second to the granola in my cooking plans over the weekend.

Stovetop Granola with Goji Berries and Vanilla

Granola is endlessly adaptable, but the inspiration for this combination is from brunch I had at Rocket Coffeebar a couple weeks ago.  Their version also used tart goji berries and earthy flax seeds – a combination I will definitely return to again.

Stovetop Granola with Goji Berries
 
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A simple, toasted granola made on the stovetop with tart goji berries and cashews.
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup chopped cashews
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 2 Tablespoons flax seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup goji berries
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped cashews, rolled oats, and flax seeds. Cook, stirring frequently, until oats are lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Add honey and salt and stir until evenly coated. Continue cooking until golden brown and crisp, 2-4 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in goji berries. Spread granola on parchment paper and leave at room temperature until cool.
  2. Once cool, granola can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a week.

And while the granola was cooking, these two were getting into all sorts of trouble.

Clara and Molly Feb 1

 

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  2. I’d love to give this granola a try! I’ve never heard of cooking granola on the stove. My recipe involves a lot of baking and stirring, but it would be nice not to have to worry about stirring it every few minutes. Wonder if I can find goji berries around here. The granola recipe looks great and would probably be really nice with raisins or dried cherries, but the goji berries intrigue me.
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    • My usual recipes involve so much baking and stirring too, Anna – this one is a lot more fun and leaves less room for error. I’m always grabbing my granola out of the oven the moment before it gets too dark! This way it’s harder to forget about it. ;) Thanks again for the shout-out on your blog this month!

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    • Goji berries are worth trying, Sara – they have this nice tart flavor and are crisp when they’re dried – I need to try other ways to use them!

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    • Lol- it’s true Marcie, there is some definite distraction going on with my girls around. I’m trying to train them to be kitchen assistants early though, so they can get in on the fun. ;)

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