Spiced Ginger Fig Granola

This is a good winter granola, simple and spiced. Of course all the ingredients are up to your discretion as far as amounts go, if you like a lot of ginger, add more! Also, if you want something a little sweeter, cut the molasses with honey. I noted this recipe when I was making the granola first hand, enjoy!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 10-15
• Yields: 1 large container

Ingredients

• 5  cups rolled oats
• 1 1⁄2 cups  slivered almonds
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 1  tablespoon ground nutmeg
• 1  tablespoon ground cardamom
• 1  tablespoon ground cloves
• 1  cup crystallized ginger, chopped small
• 12 -18  dried figs, also chopped small

Directions

1. preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine oats, Almonds and spices in a large bowl.
3. Give the spiced oats a good toss to combine initially.
4. drizzle the molasses over the top.
5. Get your hands dirty! reach in and mix by hand, a bit of a rubbing motion helps to coat the oats. keep rubbing until the oats are evenly coated.
6. Spread the mix on 2 sheet pans, don't pour it on too thick.
7. toast! Pull the oats out about every 7 min to toss and mix, you want to make sure that their getting toasted evenly. This step will likely take about 30-40min. Toast until everything is brown and crunchy.
8. *its a little hard to tell if your using strait molasses, so after the first 3 pulls, take a nibble to check the texture!*.
9. Add all of your chopped ginger and figs to a large bowl, after the granola has cooled a little toss it in with your chopped goods.
10. after cooled completely store in airtight containers and enjoy!