Awesome Granola / Trailmix

There are tons of recipes out there for granola and trail mix. Some are healthy, some, not so much, and many fall right in between. I found a few that I would like to try so I can end up with a couple of “go to” recipes to have on hand when I’m in the mood to make something sweet, but I’m trying to be good.

This was the first recipe I tried, because it didn’t include any sweetened condensed milk or chocolate of any type…..it does have brown sugar, but it is still a nice healthy alternative for snacking. It’s from Cooking Thin; you can find a video of it on Foodnetwork.com.

It was a simple recipe, taking only minutes to put together, and it tastes awesome!

Since I love cinnamon, I took the liberty of adding ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, ‘cause who doesn’t love oats and cinnamon! I used whole raw cashews in my mix, and man, when those babies came out of the oven all toasted up, I found myself just picking through and eating the cashews….they were delicious, especially when they were still warm. Once the granola had cooled and was ready to be stored, I added ½ - 1 cup of dried cherries and apricots, cut into bite-sized chunks.