Granola

Granola

  • 4 c. uncooked oats, quick or old-fashioned
  • 1 ½ c. shredded coconut
  • c. pecans, finely chopped 
  • ½ c. sesame seeds
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ c. Cox Honeyland's Honey
  • 1/3 c. vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp. vanilla 
  • 1 8 oz. package dried apples, chopped

In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients, and wait to add dried apples. Stir in honey, oil, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Divide into 2 equal parts and bake each part in a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan and bake at 350 °F for 2025 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in ½ the apples into each part. Cool. Stir with a fork until crumbly. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. Yield: 10 cups.

Raisins, chopped dates, or other dried fruit may be substituted for apples.