Cinnamon raisin spice granola

Happy Late Easter everybody! ( a week is pretty late but oh well) We just got back from a week long Holiday to Taiwan. We had a great week but it's nice to be home, back into my normal schedule, and sleeping in my own bed. We totally enjoyed tons and tons of dumplings while we were there which were delicious but now I'm seriously craving just a bowl of granola and fruit and so I'm giving you a granola recipe. Your house will smell like gingerbread cookies while this stuff is in the oven.

Ingredients:
1/2 c. syrup
1 egg white
3 tbsp oil
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
4 1/2 c. oats
1 cup raisins

Whisk together the syrup, egg white, oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Stir in the the oats and spread onto a pan with baking paper. Bake for 15- 25 minutes stirring once halfway through. Stir the raisins in when you're done.

Enjoy!

Cherry Almond Granola

Ingredients:
1/4 c. + 2 tbsp syrup or honey
1/4 c oil
3 1/2 c. oats
1 egg white*
2-4 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c. dried cherries
1/2 chopped almonds


Whisk the egg white until frothy. Mix in the syrup, oil, sugar and cinnamon. Combine the oats, cherries, and almonds and pour the liquid mixture over top. Stir.  Press the mixture into a pan lined with baking paper. Bake at 325 F  for around 15 minutes. Stir or flip the chunks slightly but be carful not to break the clusters apart ( unless you want them less clustery). Bake for another 10-15 minutes until it's as baked as you want it.

* I've been doing some research and it seems to be that the egg white is the trick to getting clumpy granola. You can't taste it but it helps bind all the stuff together.

Enjoy!