Fruit-and-Nut-Packed Granola

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

1
Preheat the oven to 27
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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.
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Let cool slightly.
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In a very large bowl, toss the oats with the coconut, cashews, pecans, pistachios and almonds.
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Add the warm brown sugar mixture and stir to coat thoroughly.
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Spread the granola on the baking sheet and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until golden.
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Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, pour the orange juice over the dried fruit and let stand until plumped, about 1 hour.
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Drain the dried fruit, pressing to extract the liquid; discard the liquid. Stir the fruit into the granola and bake for 5 minutes.
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Let cool completely; the granola will crisp as it cools.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 30 m.
Servings13
Health Score7
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