Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 3 cups uncooked oats (old fashioned or quick)
  • 2 cups nuts (roughly chopped)
  • 1 cup dried fruit (cut in pieces if needed)
  • ½ cup liquid sweetener (honey, maple syrup, brown rice syrup, etc.)
  • ⅓ cup fat (canola oil, sunflower oils, coconut oil, cocoa butter, butter)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 300° F.
  • Combine oats and nuts in a large bowl.
  • In a small saucepan heat, sweetener and fat until warm.
  • Pour over oats and nuts; stir until everything is coated.
  • Spread mixture in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Remove from oven.
  • To make "clusters", immediately press down firmly on the mixture with a paper towel. Let cool. Break into smaller pieces.
  • When cool, combine granola with dried fruit. Store in an air tight container.