Peanut Butter Granola

By SMSchreiber

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups oatmeal
• 1/2 cup dried figs, snipped
• 1 cup shelled peanuts

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Pour boiling water over raisins to cover; let stand 10 minutes; drain.
In saucepan, combine peanut butter, honey and cinnamon; heat through. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
Place oats in large shallow roasting pan or 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Pour warm peanut butter mixture over oats and stir gently until all the mixture is coated; spread evenly in pan. Bake at 300 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off oven; stir in raisins, figs and nuts. Let dry in oven 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Store in covered containers.