Fruit-and-Nut-Packed Granola
You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Fruit-and-Nut-Packed Granolan a try. This recipe makes 13 servings with 441 calories, 7g of protein, and 22g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of brown sugar, cashews, slivered almonds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.
Instructions
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla and salt and bring to a simmer, stirring until the brown sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
In a very large bowl, toss the oats with the coconut, cashews, pecans, pistachios and almonds.
Add the warm brown sugar mixture and stir to coat thoroughly.
Spread the granola on the baking sheet and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until golden.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, pour the orange juice over the dried fruit and let stand until plumped, about 1 hour.
Drain the dried fruit, pressing to extract the liquid; discard the liquid. Stir the fruit into the granola and bake for 5 minutes.
Let cool completely; the granola will crisp as it cools.