Ina's Homemade Granola

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 cups sweetened coconut, shredded
• 2 cups sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 cups dried apricots, diced
• 1 cup dried fig, diced
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup cashews, roasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350 degrees.
• 2 toss, oats, coconut and almonds together in large bowl and set aside.
• 3 whisk together the oil and honey in small bowl and pour over the oat mixture and stir with wooden spoon until all the oats, coconut and nuts are coated.
• 4 pour into a 13x9 baking pan and bake. stir occasionally with spatula until mixture turns a nice golden brown about 45 minutes.
• 5 remove granola from oven and allow to cool, stirring occasionally. add the apricots, figs, cranberries and cashews. you can put whatever mix of dried fruit in that you please. i have even started to put in a cup of dark chocolate chips after the oats mix has cooled.
• 6 great snack!
• 7 store cooled granola in airtight container.