Honey-Maple Granola Recipe

Ingredients:
4 cups rolled oats (not quick or steel)
3/4 cup pecans
3/4 cup almond slivers
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 heaping teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup honey
1/2-1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup raisins
1 cup craisins
1/4-1/2 cup dried apricots (extra dry), chopped.

Directions:
1) Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2) Create oat mixture by mixing: oats, pecans, almond slivers, salt, cinnamon.
3) Stir to a simmer the following liquid ingredients in a pot on low-medium heat on the stove for 10 minutes: pure maple syrup, honey, canola oil, and 1/3 cup water.
4) Mix the oat mixture with the liquid ingredients.
5) Bake and stir for total of 45 minutes with the following schedule:
Stir every 10 minutes, for the first 30 minutes.
Then, stir every 3-5 minutes for the next 15 minutes.
6) Remove mixture from the oven, allow to cool completely, then add dried fruit: raisins, craisins, apricots. Enjoy! Store leftovers in the pantry in a container for later.

Tips: Healthy ways to enjoy --
With plain Greek fat-free yogurt.
With fruit (fresh cherries, blueberries, or grapes).

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