Homemade Granola

Granola

4 c oats

1 c pecans, chopped

1 c brown sugar

1 c puffed rice cereal

1/2 c wheat germ

1 t cinnamon

1 t salt

Mix all the above in very large bowl. Set aside.

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1/2 c honey

4 T vegetable oil

1 T vanilla extract

1 c apple juice concentrate

Pour over cereal in large bowl and stir to combine.

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Spread into large greased pan

Bake 60 minutes at 300,

stirring every 15 minutes.

Cool completely, then add remaining ingredients, below.

Cereal will crisp as it cools. Don't keep stirring as it cools

because this will break up all the nice little bite size chunks.

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1 c dried cranberries

1 c coconut

1 c dried dates

1 c dried apricots, snipped with scissors

Eat just as it is, or serve with milk.

Or my favorite way..sprinkled over yogurt.

I change up the fruit and nuts depending on what I

have on hand.  This time I added dried pineapple

and sliced almonds to the mix.

I noticed that I posted this recipe last year at this exact

same time!  It must be an after-the-holidays kind of

recipe.  It's good for you...whole grain, naturally sweet

and so much better than anything you can buy.

It makes a really nice gift, too.  I've given the whole

batch away in a pretty jar or divided it up in cellophane

bags, tied with ribbon.

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