Chunky Granola
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 14
Yields: 7 cups
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1⁄2 orange, juice of
- 1 orange, zest of
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
pinch of each
- nutmeg
- ginger
- allspice, and
- cardamom
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or butter)
- 4 cups rolled oats (NOT instant)
- 2 cups puffed cereal (or clustered cereal)
- 1⁄4 cup flax seed
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds, taosted
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened coconut (if using unsweetened add 1/4 cup brown sugar)
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 cup dried blueberries
- 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup currants or 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup salted peanuts
Directions
- preheat oven to 325.
- combine juices, spices, zest, and oil in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, simmer and reduce by half (about 20 mins).
- while that simmers combine the next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
- cool juice mixture 5 minutes then add honey and vanilla.
- combine wet with dry ingredients and spread on 2 greased baking sheets in a thin, even layer (everything in but the dried fruit).
- bake 30 minutes until golden and crunchy, stirring once
- cool slightly and stir in dried fruit.
- store in an airtight container.
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