Brown Butter Maple Bourbon Pecan Granola
A GOBBLE IT UP worthy granola recipe made with brown butter, maple syrup, bourbon, and pecans. Perfect for a start of fall treat for breakfast or any time!
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup raw pecan halves
- .5 cup maple syrup
- 6 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp bourbon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 F
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Continue heating the butter until it browns and perfumes the kitchen with a nutty aroma. Be careful! Browned butter can burn quite easily, so remove it off the heat sooner than later to prevent that.
- Once butter is browned, mix in vanilla, maple syrup, and salt
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients - oats, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg
- Pour wet mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix well to combine
- Add bourbon, continue mixing
- Dump granola mixture onto a sheet pan. Optional: line sheet pan with a silicone baking mat for easier cleanup. Bake at 325 F for 30 minutes, turning halfway
- Remove from oven. Let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Recipe source: Nomming with Nicola