Homemade Granola with Apples Cranberries and Pecans (Meatless Monday)
 
 
Homemade granola that tastes like apple cranberry pie! So delicious as a breakfast cereal, a topping for yogurt, a healthy snack, and even great on a salad.
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Snack
Ingredients
  • 3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
  • 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 scant teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh does make a difference)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dried apples, chopped
  • 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries
  • 1 cup pecan pieces
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped raw or toasted nuts or seeds
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 300° F.
  2. Prepare a baking sheet by coating it with parchment paper, set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, add the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  4. Stir to combine and set aside.
  5. In a small bowl add the honey, oil and vanilla.
  6. Stir to combine.
  7. Pour the honey mixture over the oat mixture and stir to combine, making sure the oats are thoroughly coated.
  8. Spread the oat mixture on the prepared baking sheet in a thin, even layer.
  9. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
  10. Stir the mixture and continue to bake for another 10-20 minutes or until the granola is light golden brown (the thickness of the oat you use will make a difference in baking time. Mine took longer, since I used extra thick oats.)
  11. Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
  12. Add the apples, cranberries and pecans and stir to combine.
  13. Allow to cool completely.
  14. The mixture will harden as it cools, so break it up, then store it in an airtight container
Recipe by The Saucy Southerner at http://www.thesaucysoutherner.com/homemade-granola-with-apples-cranberries-and-pecans-meatless-monday/