NUTTY BAKED GRANOLA

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Spiced toasted rolled oats, nuts, and seeds (your choice!) are mixed with honey, butter, and chocolate powdered drink mix for this delicious granola.

Provided by Carnation Breakfast Essentials

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips

Time 35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups regular rolled oats
¾ cup chopped nuts (such as pecans, pistachios, walnuts, etc.)
¼ cup seeds (such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, etc.)
2 teaspoons apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup coconut oil
½ cup honey or pure maple syrup
1 packet Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Rich Milk Chocolate Powdered Drink Mix
1 cup dried fruit (such as raisins, dried cherries, or dried cranberries, etc.)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl combine oats, coarsely chopped nuts, seeds, apple pie spice and salt; set aside.
In a small saucepan combine coconut oil and honey until coconut butter melts. Stir in Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Rich Milk Chocolate Powdered Drink Mix. Drizzle over the oats mixture; toss to coat. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake about 20 minutes or until light brown, stirring after 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Stir in dried fruit.
Spread granola on a large piece of foil to cool. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days. (Or place in freezer bags and freeze up to 2 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 30 mg, Sugar 10.2 g