dried cranberry and maple granola

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups puffed-grain kashi cereal or other puffed cereal of choice
• 1 1/2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

heat oven to 325. lightly oil a baking pan or line with a silicone baking mat. stir together the oil, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla in a large bowl until combined well. stir in puffed cereal, rolled oats and almonds until coated.

hold the bowl sideways, and scrape the cereal mixture with a spatula into the baking pan, spreading it evenly. bake, stirring mixture every 10 minutes( to prevent pieces on edge of sheet from burning), until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

during the second stirring, add the cranberries(they'll only cook the remaining 5 minutes) cool granola in the baking pan, about 25 minutes, and store in airtight container.