Fruit and Honey Granola

Ingredients

• 3-1/2  cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 2  tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans
• 1/2  cup honey
• 2  tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8  to 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• One   6-ounce package diced dried mixed fruit (about 1-1/3 cups)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350°F.

In large bowl, combine oats and pecans; mix well. Spread evenly in 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan or on rimmed baking sheet. In small bowl, combine honey, oil, vanilla, cinnamon , and salt (if desired); mix well. Pour over oat mixture; mix well.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Stir in dried fruit. Cool completely. Store tightly covered up to 1 week.

Variations

Substitute dried cranberries, chopped dried apricots or chopped dried peaches for dried mixed fruit.

Yield

11 (1/2 cup servings)

Nutrition Information

1/2 cup

• Serving Size: 1/2 cup
• Calories: 210  11% 
• Calories from Fat: 48 
• Total Fat: 5  8% 
• Saturated Fat: 0.5  3% 
• Trans Fat: 0 
• Cholesterol: 0  0% 
• Sodium: 0  0% 
• Total Carbohydrate: 40  13% 
• Dietary Fiber: 4  15% 
• Sugars: 13 
• Protein: 4  8% 
• Vitamin A: 379  8% 
• Vitamin C: 1  1% 
• Calcium: 21  2% 
• Iron: 2  10% 

Dietary Exchange

• starchbread:1
• fruit:1 1/2
• fat:1/2