Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 large egg whites (see Note)
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil (plus oil for the baking sheet (optional))
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
  • ½ teaspoon grated orange zest (optional)
  • 4 cups old-fashioned oats (not quick-cooking)
  • 2 cups mixed chopped dried fruit (such as apricots or prunes, and/or dried cherries, blueberries, cranberries, and raisins)
  • Nonstick cooking spray (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 275°F.
  • Place the honey, maple syrup, egg whites, oil, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and orange zest, if using, in a large bowl and mix until well blended. Set 1⁄2 cup of the honey mixture aside in a medium-size bowl. Add the oats to the large bowl and mix with a spoon or your hands until everything is well combined and coated.
  • Add the dried fruit to the reserved 1⁄2 cup of the honey mixture and stir to combine. Set the dried fruit mixture aside.
  • Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, or coat it lightly with oil, or line it with parchment paper. Spread the oat mixture out on the prepared baking sheet in a thin, even layer. Bake the oat mixture for 30 minutes (see Cooking Tip).
  • Add the dried fruit mixture to the oat mixture and stir well with a spoon mixture or spatula to combine. Spread the granola out again in an even layer. Bake the granola until the oats are golden brown and crunchy, 25 to 30 minutes, stirring it once more halfway through the baking time but leave some clumps! Let the granola cool on the baking sheet on a wire rack.