Apple Cinnamon Granola

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups regular oats
• 1 cup whole-grain toasted oat cereal (such as cheerios)
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• cooking spray
• 1 cup chopped dried apple

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250°.
• 2 combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well to combine.
• 3 melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 4 add 1/3 cup applesauce, honey, and brown sugar to pan, and bring to a boil. cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• 5 pour applesauce mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat.
• 6 spread mixture in an even layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. bake at 250° for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
• 7 allow to cool completely. stir in chopped apple.
• 8 note: store granola in an airtight container up to one week.