It's easy to make homemade
granola. It's a healthy, nutrient and fiber-filled snack as is,
or for breakfast with milk or yogurt, or try sprinkling some
on top of frozen vanilla yogurt or ice cream.
Cranberry
Granola
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sweetened or unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds (optional)
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (6-ounce) package dried cranberries (about 1 1/3 cups)
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C).
- Combine all ingredients
except cranberries in large bowl; mix well. Spread evenly in
15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake 40 minutes or until
golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Remove granola from oven;
stir in cranberries. Cool completely in pan. Store tightly covered
up to 2 weeks.
Makes 6 1/2 cups.
