Friday, December 12, 2008

Good to Share Granola

8 cups old fashioned oats
2 cups pecans, chopped
1 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup peanuts, chopped
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups cried cranberries

Mix oats and nuts in large bowl. (I used a bowl that hold 24 cups.)
Heat oil, sugar, honey, syrup and spices over medium heat until melted through.
Pour over oats & nuts and stir thoroughly.
Spread onto 2-3 cookie sheets and bake at 325 for 20 minutes, stirring half-way through.
Let cool on cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes.
Stir in cranberries.

We packaged this granola in bags with ribbon and are using it for teacher gifts and others who bless us throughout the year like our mail carrier, Sunday School teachers, etc.

A said to be sure and include in this post that my children love this granola and think it is yummy! They are thrilled that we ran out of bags before using up the 3 batches of this granola that we made.

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