Name: Fruit and Nut Granola (Chrissie's Granola)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Rolled oats - 3 cups; Almonds - 1 cup; Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon; Cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Packed brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Dried fruit (such as cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, or blueberries) - 2 cups; Pure maple syrup - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; Dark chocolate chips - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Fruit and Nut Granola (Chrissie's Granola)

1. Rolled oats 3 cups

2. Almonds 1 cup

3. Ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon

4. Cocoa powder 1 tablespoon

5. Salt ½ teaspoon

6. Packed brown sugar ⅓ cup

7. Dried fruit (such as cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, or blueberries) 2 cups

8. Pure maple syrup 1 cup

9. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

10. Dark chocolate chips ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Fruit and Nut Granola (Chrissie's Granola)

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

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.

5 . Stage

Gently fold chocolate chips into the granola mixture, allowing the chocolate to coat the granola as it melts slightly. Cool completely before storing.