Chocolate, Almond, And Fruit Granola

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 7 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup golden raisin

Recipe

• 1 mix the oats and almonds in a large bowl.
• 2 preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• 3 mix the rest of the ingredients (except the fruit) in a microwave safe bowl. heat for 60 seconds and stir until smooth. microwave for an additional 30 seconds to make the mixture easier to fold into the oats.
• 4 pour the chocolate mixture into the large bowl and stir until all of the dry ingredients are evenly covered. use no more than 1/4 cup of water to get as much of the chocolate mixture out of the bowl as possible.
• 5 spread evenly in two 9x13 baking pans and cook for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 6 remove from the oven and stir half of the fruit into each pan until evenly distributed. put the pans back in the oven for an additional 5 minutes.
• 7 remove the pans from the oven, let cool completely, then store in a plastic bag.