Apples Foster with Easy Granola

This is the perfect dessert for when those Fall nights start to get a little chilly.  It's so good and satisfying.  

Easy Granola

3 cups old-fashioned regular rolled oats

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cardamom

1 large egg white, beaten

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.  Toss together oats, olive oil, syrup, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, and egg white in a large bowl until oats are well coated.  Spread in a single layer on a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet.  

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, crisp, and mostly dry, about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.  Let cool completely on baking sheet 30 - 45 minutes.  (Granola will continue to crisp as it cools.)  Store in an airtight container up to 10 days.  

Apples Foster

6 Tbsp butter

8 cups of your favorite apples, unpeeled, cored, and cut into 1" thick slices

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 cup bourbon

1 cup Easy Granola

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium until bubbly.  Add apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are browned and slightly softened, about 5 minutes.  Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and kosher salt until combined.  Cook over medium, stirring often, until apples are tender and brown sugar mixture is slightly thickened, 6 - 8 minutes.  

Remove pan from heat before adding bourbon.  Carefully add bourbon to skillet and cook over medium, stirring often, until alcohol aroma dissipates, 2 - 3 minutes.  

Using a slotted spoon, divide cooked apples evenly among 4 bowls.  Reserve 1/4 cup of sauce.  Divide the remaining sauce evenly among bowls.  Top each bowl with 1/4 cup granola.  Drizzle with reserved sauce and serve immediately.  Top with ice cream, if desired.