Granola With Cashews and Dried Fruit
"Recipe comes from the Victoria House on the Island of Ambergis Cay (Belize), however I've modified it slightly. There are so many substitution possibilities!"
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
5 cups
ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄2 cup coarsely broken cashews or 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1⁄2 cup coarsely broken walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1⁄2 cup pure maple syrup
- 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons mild-flavored molasses or 2 tablespoons sorghum
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup craisins
- 1⁄2 cup chopped dried apricot (or1/2 cup fruit of choice)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl.
- Whisk together maple syrup and next 4 ingredients.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stir to evenly coat.
- Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes, stir.
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 additional minutes.
- Mix in raisins/craisins and dried fruit.
- Return to oven and bake until fruit is heated through and granola is slightly darker, about 10 additional minutes.
- Cool completely on sheet.
- Transfer to airtight container.
- Store at room temperature for up to a month.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Galley Wench
Oro Valley, Arizona
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