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Granola
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Ingredients
4 cups whole oats (use old fashioned, not instant)
2 cups puffed or cluster-type cereal
¼ cup flax seeds
½ cup toasted almond slivers
Handful of sweetened coconut flakes  (add ¼ cup brown sugar if using unsweetened)
½ cup organic pineapple juice
½ cup organic apple juice
½ cup organic prune juice
Juice from ½ orange
1 T ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice and cardamom
Zest from one lemon or orange
2 teaspoons coconut oil
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mister w/ olive oil
Handful each; dried blueberries, cranberries, currants, green raisins

OPTIONAL: add salted peanuts for a salty mix

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325°.

Combine the juices, spices and coconut oil in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced by half.  This should take about 20 minutes.

While this simmers, combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.

Remove juice mixture from heat and allow to cook for 3-5 minutes.

Add honey and vanilla. Toss sweetened warm juice mixture with the oats mixture.

Mist 2 cookie sheets with olive oil. Spread mixture onto cookie sheets in a thin, even layer. 

For variety, try adding salted peanuts to one pan.

Bake at 325° for 20-30 minutes, stirring once or twice, until golden and crunchy.

Cool slightly, then stir in dried fruit. Store granola in an airtight container like a zip lock bag or large ball jar.

 


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