Anne's Cranberry Pecan Chunky Granola

Submitted by Chef #275806

"A chunky granola chock full of good-for-you ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 4 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1⁄4 cup golden flax seed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 ounces dried cranberries

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix first 9 ingredients, (all the dry ingredients).
3. Melt butter and warm honey in microwave. Stir in apple juice and vanilla. Add this mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Spread granola on 2 large (12 by 17 inch) jelly roll pans.
5. Bake in oven for 30 - 40 minutes, removing from oven to stir every 10 minutes. Let cool in pan on a rack; cool completely.
6. Mix in dried cranberries.
7. Store in plastic bags.