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After clipping granola recipes for years, Jonie Daigle in Greensburg, Pennsylvania chose her favorite ingredients from each one, added a few of her own and came up with this tasty version she calls “the greatest”! You’re sure to agree. JONIE’S TIP: “Try different combinations of dried fruit, nuts and flavored yogurt for a variety of interesting blends.”

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Greatest Granola Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 8 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup Grape-Nuts
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup canola oil
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
Yogurt flavor of your choice, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the oats, Grape-Nuts and almonds. Spread onto a greased, foil-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Coat mixture with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 300° for 20 minutes, stirring once.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the honey, oil and brown sugar. Cook and stir over low heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and cinnamon.
Stir cereal and wheat germ into oat mixture. Drizzle with honey mixture; stir to coat. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Break granola into pieces. Sprinkle with apricots and cranberries and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Serve with yogurt if desired. Yield: about 8 cups.

Originally published as Greatest Granola in Simple & Delicious September/October 2007, p46

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Reviewed on May. 10, 2012 by zmarie

This is my favorite granola recipe! I typically double up on the liquid mixture to generously coat the dry ingredients.

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2010 by tkarinas

This recipe is delicious and very, very easy to make. It tastes so good, my family makes it for morning meals on a regular basis. It's a keeper, for sure.