Orange Cranberry Granola

Way back in November or early December my sister and I were discussing homemade Christmas gift ideas. I remembered a delicious granola recipe I got from a friend several years ago, and decided this would be our gift to friends and neighbors this year. I added the dried cranberries to make it a little more seasonal. The feedback has been good! I sampled some and liked it as well as I remembered. I hope you will too!

• 6 c old fashioned oats
• 1 c coconut
• 1 c sliced almonds
• 1/2 c honey
• juice of 1 orange
• juice of 1 lemon
• orange zest
• lemon zest
• 1 1/2 c dried cranberries

Mix all ingredients except the cranberries well and bake on a cookie sheet at 200 degrees for three hours or until desired crunchiness. Add dried cranberries when cool.

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