Christmas
Granola
- 4 cups Quaker® Oats
(Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds (optional)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 (6-ounce) package dried cranberries (about 1 1/3 cups)
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine all ingredients
except cranberries in large bowl; mix well. Spread evenly in
15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake 40 minutes or until
golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Remove granola from oven;
stir in cranberries. Cool completely in pan. Store tightly covered
up to 2 weeks.
Makes 6 1/2 cups.
For Gift Giving: Spoon granola into airtight glass
or plastic jars, canisters, cellophone gift bags (tie closed
with ribbon) or empty oatmeal tubes. Ahead of time, paint designs
on jars with paint markers or sponges and paint, cover oatmeal
tubes with gift wrap, or decorate gift bags with holiday stickers.
Nutritional Information:
1/2 cup: Calories 250, Calories From Fat 90, Total Fat 10g, Saturated
Fat 4.5g, Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 40mg, Total Carbohydrate 39g,
Dietary Fiber 4g, Protein 4g, Total Sugars 21g.
Recipe provided courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.
