Cranberries and orange just
scream Thanksgiving to me. I love that combo! So when I bought something
similar to this from my granddaughter's girl scout troop, I knew I'd go
broke buying it so I set about making my own. This stuff is stinkin'
good! This is the kind of thing you leave out on your counter and nibble
at as you walk by then realize you've nibbled the whole thing away and
it's time to make more. So you make more then snack on it until it's
gone and the vicious cycle begins. Worth it? Definitely yes...worth
every bite!
Cranberry Almond Orange Crunch
2 cups whole almonds
1 cup dried cranberries (I used Craisins)
1 cup sugar
1 egg white
Juice from 1/2 an orange
Zest from 1 orange
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with baking spray or line with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whip the egg white with the orange juice and orange zest.
Add the almond and dried cranberries and stir to coat.
Sprinkle the sugar over the almond mixture and toss to coat.
Spread mixture onto prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, tossing every 15 minutes.
Cool.
Cranberry Almond Orange Crunch
2 cups whole almonds
1 cup dried cranberries (I used Craisins)
1 cup sugar
1 egg white
Juice from 1/2 an orange
Zest from 1 orange
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with baking spray or line with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whip the egg white with the orange juice and orange zest.
Add the almond and dried cranberries and stir to coat.
Sprinkle the sugar over the almond mixture and toss to coat.
Spread mixture onto prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, tossing every 15 minutes.
Cool.
OMG! Same thing happened to me when I bought the almond cran-orange crunch from my granddaughter's girl scout troop. I knew I would go broke if I did not find a way to make my own. Then you walked into my life with this scrumptious recipe. Can't wait to try it. It's healty too, right? Almonds-high in magnesium, Oranges-high in vitamin c, Cranberries-touted as the world's healthiest foods. What could be bad with eating this recipe? Oh, I forgot--maybe the sugar. Oh, forget the sugar, the health benefits of the remaining ingredients are worth having to eat a little sugar. Go for it!!! This stuff is the BESTS!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great recipe! I had the same experience with the Girl Scout mix, and I wanted more. I followed your recipe and it turned out great. I gave some away as Christmas treats/hostest gifts and everyone loved it!Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteThis was great however I did a few modifications. I have been watching my carb intake and I generally don’t like things to sweet. I cut the sugar down to 1/3 cup and still think it is to much. I did half pecans and found cranberries sweetened by apple juice. Next attempt will be unsweetened cranberries and I think 1-2 Tablespoons of sugar. Thanks for the base
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Same story with girl scout buy. Now I am making tons of it and eat all by myself :)
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