JAMIE OLIVER GRANOLA

Jamie Oliver Granola image

Provided by LumpyPumpy

Categories Breakfast

Time 35m

Yield 5 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

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2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)
1 cup mixed nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts)
1/4 cup mixed seeds (sunflower, poppy, pumpkin, sesame)
3/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots)
5 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional, My addition to the recipe.)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350. Put your dry granola ingredients including coconut and cinnamon, except for the dried fruit on a sheet pan. Stir well and smooth out. Mix maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla in a small bowl. Drizzle over granola and stir.
Place in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes take the granola out, stir it, and then smooth it down with a wooden spoon and return to the oven. Be very careful not to burn it.
While it is roasting chop up any large dried fruit. When the granola is nice and golden, remove it from the oven and add the dried fruit.
Once it is cooled, store in sealed container. It will last up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 638.6, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 10.4, Sodium 184.7, Carbohydrate 78.8, Fiber 11.8, Sugar 13.4, Protein 11.3