Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 cups rolled oats
- ½-¾ cup cacao powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts
- 2 Tbsp sliced almonds (optional)
- Dried fruit – unsweetened cherries, raisins
- 1 cup freeze dried fruit – strawberries, mango, and/or banana (optional)
Wet Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas or 2 cups of mango
- 1 cup pitted dates
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl (EXCEPT for the freeze dried fruit).
- 2. Blend the wet ingredients in a blender.
- 3. Add the blended wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
- 4. Mix well and spread on a cookie sheet.
- 5. Bake at 170 degrees F overnight (about 8 hours).
- 6. Turn oven off and leave pans in oven to completely dry and cool.
- 7. Break up any big chunks of granola.
- 8. Add the granola to a bowl and mix in the freeze dried fruit.
- 9. Store in an airtight container.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. If using a dehydrator, cook at 155 degrees F for 8 hours.
- 2. Trader Joe’s sells freeze dried fruit and dried cherries without any added sugar or oil.
- 3. You can substitute the bananas with 1 cup of berries or your favorite fruit.
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