Greatest Granola
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup Grape-Nuts
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- Yogurt flavor of your choice, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, Grape-Nuts and almonds. Spread onto a greased, foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Coat mixture with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 300u0b0 for 20 minutes, stirring once.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the honey, oil and brown sugar. Cook and stir over low heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and cinnamon.
- Stir cereal and wheat germ into oat mixture. Drizzle with honey mixture; stir to coat. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
- Break granola into pieces. Sprinkle with apricots and cranberries and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Serve with yogurt if desired.
oldfashioned oats, grapenuts, almonds, honey, canola oil, brown sugar, vanilla, ground cinnamon, crisp rice cereal, toasted wheat germ, apricots, cranberries, your choice
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/greatest-granola/ (may not work)