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Apple Butter Granola

A chunky flavorful granola made with apple butter, almond butter, and maple syrup.
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup apple butter
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1/2 cup pepita pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup dried apple pieces

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the apple butter, almond butter, maple syrup, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Stir frequently until it is heated through and the butter is melted. If there are almond butter chunks, break them up.
  3. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl stir together the oats, almonds, and pepitas. PLEASE NOTE: the dried apples are added after the granola is baked.
  4. Pour the warm apple butter mixture into the oat mixture and use a silicone spatula to fold it together until all the oats are coated. Spread the mixture in a thin even layer on the entire sheet of parchment paper, and bake for 20 minutes.
  5. Use a flat spatula to stir and flip the granola in sections, and then break it up into chunks about the size of a quarter.
  6. Bake for about 2 hours longer, stirring every 20 minutes, until the granola is starting to darken. It will become dry and crunchy once cooled.
  7. Once cooled, stir in the apple pieces and store in an air tight container.

Notes

For pear butter granola, simply substitute an equal amount of pear butter for apple butter, and an equal amount of dried pears for dried apples.