Golden Fruit and Nut Granola

Golden Fruit and Nut Granola
Yummy and Healthy! It's a great way to start the day!
Golden Fruit and Nut Granola
It’s a great way to start the day!

It’s taken a few experiments to get my granola both yummy AND healthy.  For the most economical choice, use a combination of peanuts and raisins, with honey as the sweetener.  For the most luxurious, choose Pistachios, and Dried Cherries, with REAL Maple Syrup.

4 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats
1/2 cup Pistachios, Almonds, OR Peanuts
1/4 cup Chia Seeds OR Sunflower Seeds
1 1/2 cups Dried Cranberries OR Dried Cherries OR Dried Apricots, OR Raisins
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1/2 cup Maple Syrup OR Honey
1 tsp. Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350F.  Makes approx. 7 cups.

Combine above ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix well.  Spread out over a cookie sheet.  Bake for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown.   Every 10 minutes give in a little stir.  I usually go for the full 25 minutes as I like my granola crunchy.  Near the end, watch it quite closely, no one likes a burned nuts!

Let the mix cool on the sheet, then pour it into a jar with a screw top lid.  It will store like this for a couple of weeks.  If you want to keep it longer, then store the jar in the fridge for up to a month.

If you’re cutting calories, opt for low-calorie Almond rather than a high-fat Dairy Milk.

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Hi, I'm Marianne Hines. Most call me ANNiE. The nick is short and sweet and not at all like me. I’m 5’11” and happiest when there's sand between my toes, when I'm dirty, windblown, and adorned with the debris of whatever project I'm working on. I build, design,and create in many forms. I’ve spent most of my life in the Northwest. Twelve years ago I came to the southeast for love, that love is now my husband. I love London and Paris for the art, food, and architecture. I love Spring and Fall, mountains, untouched snow, the smell of a horse’s mane, the sound of paper dry leaves under foot, birds singing, reef snorkeling, flea market hunting, and cooking for friends who love to eat, to be loud, and to laugh.

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