Inspire. Create. Bake.: Nutty granola

Nutty granola

The first time I made this recipe, I was hooked. Granola is another versatile food; by itself, in yogurt, in milk and most recently, I've been putting it in oatmeal. I try to stay away from store-bought granola. It's usually loaded with sugar, contains unnecessary ingredients and it's pricey. Another good thing, you can easily adjust the recipe to your liking. If you don't like an ingredient, just omit it.

Nutty Granola
INGREDIENTS
cooking spray
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup unsalted walnuts, chopped
½ cup unsalted almonds, chopped
½ cup unsalted pecans, chopped
½ cup pure maple syrup
¼ teaspoon salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup raisins
½ cup cranberries
½ cup dates, chopped

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, combine oats, nuts, maple syrup, salt and cinnamon. Mix well to coat ingredients with the maple syrup.
Spread onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add raisins, cranberries and dates. Stir to mix together. Return to oven and bake for another 10 minutes until granola is golden brown.
Remove from oven and let granola cool completely. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for about two weeks.

Source: Adapted from: The Food You Crave

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