Cherry-Almond Granola Crisp

By Jerrelle Guy

Updated Aug. 28, 2020

Cherry-Almond Granola Crisp
Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
35 minutes
Rating
4(630)
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For all the cobbler and crisp lovers, here’s a simple dish that you can eat for breakfast or dessert. Chewy clusters of almonds and oats brown in the oven after getting coated in a nutty and floral browned-butter honey syrup. While the granola clusters caramelize, the bed of sweet cherries they rest over turns tender and juicy. Warm out of the oven, this crisp belongs in a bowl with your favorite yogurt, some of the warm cherry sauce drizzled over top, and maybe even a good shaving of dark chocolate or orange zest, if you have some.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings
  • ½pound/225 grams sweet cherries, halved and pitted (about 1¼ packed cups)
  • ⅓cup/115 milliliters honey
  • 4tablespoons/60 grams unsalted butter (½ stick)
  • ¼teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1cup/100 grams sliced almonds
  • ½cup/50 grams rolled oats
  • Yogurt, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

322 calories; 17 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 42 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 32 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 87 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread out the cherry halves in the bottom of an 8-inch square (or 9-inch round) baking dish. Set aside.

  2. Step 2

    In a small saucepan, add the honey, butter and salt. Bring to a foaming boil over medium heat, then cook 3 to 4 minutes until the honey thickens, stirring often so it never burns. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla — it will spatter slightly — then fold in the almonds and oats, continuing to stir until the oats absorb all the honey syrup.

  3. Step 3

    Drop spoonfuls of the mixture across the cherries, and bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until the almonds are almost a mahogany brown and the cherries are tender and juicy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, so the granola hardens slightly, then serve with yogurt.

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Comments

katy

Would this work with frozen cherries?

florence friedman

Cherries are no longer in season. What fruit can be substituted?

lisa murphy

Cherry season is over,...harvested Italian plums...used instead...just delicious

summer fruit

Delicious, sweet - good in plain yogurt. used pepitas in place of almonds & doubled the oats - still very nutty! would bake on parchment.

Beasley

made with tart cherries and loved the balance. Absolute winner! Perfect with the yogurt the recipe recommends.

Cathy M

Loved!! Used fresh picked tart cherries and served with plain Greek yogurt. My company enjoyed this and added this recipe to their NYT recipe boxes. I would add extra cherries next time (up to double) for a more fruit forward taste.

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