Mixed Fruit Granola
Combine roasted nuts and seeds with dried fruit and unsweetened puffed rice to make a nutritious breakfast.
Ingredients
whole hazelnuts
½ cup
sunflower seeds
8 tbsp
dried apricots (cut into small pieces)
1 cup
unsweetened puffed rice cereal
10 cups
raisins
1 cup
coconut flakes
2/3 cup
Instructions
1
Toast the hazelnuts
Place the hazelnuts in a skillet and toast over medium-low heat. Stir with a wooden spoon and cook for 3 minutes or until they begin to turn golden.
2
Toast the sunflower seeds
Pour the hazelnuts into a bowl to cool. Place the sunflower seeds in the skillet and toast for 2 minutes. They should turn golden but not burn.
3
Process the hazelnuts
Let the sunflower seeds cool. Place the cooled hazelnuts in a small plastic bag. Fold over the open end and hold it with one hand. Use a rolling pin in the other hand to crush the hazelnuts until they break into small pieces. Then cut the dried apricots into small pieces.
4
Mix
Place the puffed rice cereal in a large mixing bowl. Add the apricots, hazelnuts, seeds, raisins, and coconut, and gently mix by hand.
