Glacier Peaks Granola

Cooking Light. Oct 1998. Uses Applesauce.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 7 cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups  regular oats
• 2  cups  sweetened puffed-wheat  cereal (such as Kellogg's Smacks)
• 1⁄2 cup  wheat bran
• 2  tablespoons  slivered almonds
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce
• 1⁄3 cup honey
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  dried apricot
• 1⁄2 cup dried sweetened cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Combine applesauce, honey, oil, cinnamon, and ginger in a small saucepan, and cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until honey is melted, stirring occasionally.
4. Pour applesauce mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat. Place mixture in a jelly-roll pan, and bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
5. Gently stir granola, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until dry. Cool; stir in apricots and cranberries. Store in an airtight container.