Chef Allison Croce, of Love Heart's Baker in Litchfield, shows how to make granola.
Ingredients
3 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup coconut
3 TB flax seeds
3 TB sunflower seeds
3 TB pumpkin or pepita seeds
1/2 cup each of walnuts, almonds and pecans
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
3 TB honey (may omit if making vegan)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 cup chopped dried fruit of your choice
Directions:
Combine oats, coconut, nuts and seeds, salt and cinnamon
In another bowl add liquids and brown sugar and stir until smooth
Add liquid to oat mixture and combine
Spread onto a cookie sheet in a thin layer and bake for 15 minutes at 325.
Stir and bake another 10 minutes or until golden brown and delicious
Stir in dried fruit and serve