Granola - My Favorite

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almonds
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup canola oil (or the same amount of butter for a different taste)
  • 2 cups dried fruit

Preparation

Step 1

1. Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Mix first 4 ingredients together in large bowl.

2. Heat maple syrup and honey together with oil or butter in small saucepan, whisking occasionally until warm. Pour mixture over dry ingredients; stir with spatula until mixture is thoroughly coated. Turn mixture onto an 11-by-7-inch jelly roll pan, spreading mixture in an even layer. (It usually needs 2 pans.)

3. Bake, stirring and respreading mixture into an even layer every 30 minutes, until granola is light golden brown, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir in dried fruit when cooled, and store in an airtight container.