Fruit And Nut Granola (chrissie's Granola)

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups dried fruit (such as cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, or blueberries)
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• pour the oats into a large bowl. add almonds, cinnamon, cocoa powder, salt, brown sugar, and dried fruit into the oats respectively, stirring each into the mixture before adding the next.
• mix maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. with a rubber spatula, add the maple syrup-vanilla mixture to your dry ingredients. fold the two together until mixed and all dry ingredients are well coated.
• bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, stir, and continue baking until golden brown, about 25 minutes more. set aside to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.
• gently fold chocolate chips into the granola mixture, allowing the chocolate to coat the granola as it melts slightly. cool completely before storing.