Truly Healthy Granola

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons fruit juice concentrate (any flavor will work, i use welch's 100% juice grape peach)
• 2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried fruit (i like sun-maid brand fruit bits)
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small saucepan, heat the juice, honey and maple syrup over medium heat until you can stir the mixture easily, but before it starts to boil. about 5 minutes.
• 3 place the oats in a large mixing bowl. pour the honey mixture over the oats and stir quickly to coat.
• 4 spread the oats in an even layer on a baking sheet. bake until the granola is crisp and starts to brown. about 15 minutes. watch it carefully, or the granola may burn.
• 5 place the baking sheet on a cooling rack and while the granola is still warm, toss in the pecans and dried fruit. sprinkle with cinnamon and finish cooling on the baking sheet.
• 6 store in an airtight container.