Ina's Homemade Granola

This is Ina Garten's recipe (The Barefoot Contessa) and I think it is delicious. However, I have never made any of her recipes that I didn't think was delicious. I love this over yogurt.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 12 cups

Ingredients

• 4  cups old fashioned oats
• 2  cups sweetened coconut, shredded
• 2  cups  sliced almonds
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1 1⁄2 cups  dried apricots, diced
• 1  cup dried fig, diced
• 1  cup dried cranberries
• 1  cup cashews, roasted

Directions

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees.
2. Toss, oats, coconut and almonds together in large bowl and set aside.
3. Whisk together the oil and honey in small bowl and pour over the oat mixture and stir with wooden spoon until all the oats, coconut and nuts are coated.
4. Pour into a 13x9 baking pan and bake. Stir occasionally with spatula until mixture turns a nice golden brown about 45 minutes.
5. Remove granola from oven and allow to cool, stirring occasionally. Add the apricots, figs, cranberries and cashews. You can put whatever mix of dried fruit in that you please. I have even started to put in a cup of dark chocolate chips after the oats mix has cooled.
6. Great snack!
7. Store cooled granola in airtight container.