Lower Fat Cinnamon Granola

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup almonds, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (roasted and unsalted)
• 1/4 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped (roasted and unsalted)
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1/3 cup dried apricot
• 1/3 cup dried cherries
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 f.
• 2 combine oats through salt in a large bowl, mixing well. melt butter and stir into honey in a small bowl. pour honey/butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until evenly moistened. (you need a big sturdy wooden spoon or your hands.).
• 3 pour the granola onto two large baking sheets lined w/parchment paper and bake until cereal is evenly toasted, about 30-40 min total. halfway through, give granola a good stir and return to oven until sufficiently golden brown.
• 4 once granola has cooled, stir in dried fruit. store in an airtight container at room temperature.