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10 May 2010

Easy Homemade Granola with Peanuts, Chocolate Chips and Dried Apricots

This is my first time ever making granola, and boy oh boy, they call it "easy" for a reason!  It's so simple, mix the wet, mix the dry and combine.  I also added half of a cup of applesauce just for a little more flavor, and I saw another recipe where everyone loved the applesauce in the recipe.  Although, I don't think it tasted like applesauce, but that and the cinnamon made my house smell great!  I did switch up this recipe a little too, (don't I always do that with recipes?) I added almost half of a cup of chocolate chips, two thirds of a cup of unsalted peanuts, and two thirds of a cup of chopped dried apricots.  After letting the granola cool completely, I did a little taste test (just to make sure it wasn't poison!) and, it was crunchy, chocolaty, and chewy because of the apricots.  Man oh man, I don't think I can ever go back to store bought granola every again! 
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2009/01/easy_homemade_g.html