Everyday Granola
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 cups regular oats
- 2 cups whole-wheat toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios)
- 2 cups sweetened puffed wheat cereal (such as Kellogg's Smacks)
- 1 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
- 1/2 cup nutlike cereal nuggets (such as Grape-Nuts)
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup unsalted soy nuts
- 1/4 cup flaxseed
- 1/4 cup unsalted sunflower seed kernels
- Cooking spray
- 1 (6-ounce) package dried cherries
- 2 (4-ounce) packages dried blueberries
- Preheat oven to 300u0b0.
- Heat juice and next 3 ingredients (through honey) in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until dissolved; set aside.
- Combine oats and next 10 ingredients (through sunflower seed kernels) in a large bowl.
- Pour juice mixture over oat mixture; toss.
- Divide mixture in half; spread evenly over 2 baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300u0b0 for 45 minutes or until dry and crispy, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely; stir in dried fruit. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
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orange juice, brown sugar, canola oil, honey, regular oats, wholewheat, puffed wheat cereal, toasted wheat germ, barley, cereal nuggets, walnuts, pecans, unsalted soy nuts, flaxseed, kernels, cooking spray, cherries, blueberries
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/everyday-granola (may not work)