Home made organic maple granola with fresh fruit
Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashew pieces
1 cup raisins or other dried fruit – ie; chopped figs, chopped prunes or chopped dates
1 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit - ie; chopped figs, chopped prunes or chopped dates
¼ cup + 2 T dark brown sugar
¼ cup + 2 T maple syrup
¼ cup vegetable oil; peanut oil preferred
¾ t salt
Preparation
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1. Preheat oven to 250* F.
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2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, salt and brown sugar. Add in the maple syrup and oil and mix thoroughly.
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3. Spread mixture thinly and evenly onto two cooking tins with sides about ½ inch high.
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4. Cook for 45 to 60 minutes stirring carefully every 15 minutes and inter-changing where the cooking tins are placed every time you stir. This will give you more even browning.
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Note: The granola is done when it has a nice tan color, not dark, and can be chewed easily.
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5. Remove trays from oven. Let granola cool; then mix in dried fruit and place in sealed plastic bags. It will keep for two weeks, unrefrigerated.
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About
Our Organic Yogurt, Home-Made Granola and Fruit Breakfast...Our weekday breakfast is a healthy combination of organic goat yogurt sprinkled with our home-made organic Maple Flavored Dried Fruit Granola. We change the fruit according to the season but the granola and yogurt remain the same. See the granola recipe on our blog @
http://tomandanitamorgan.blogspot.com/2013/01/maple-flavored-dried-fruit-granola.html
Other Names:
granola
Yield:
26 ounces
Added:
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 12:58pm
