WALDEN KITCHENS FROM WALDEN’S OWN CHEF REBECCA HESS GRANOLA RECIPE

Ingredients: n 5 cups rolled oats n 2 ½ cups raw nuts (any assortment) n 1 cup brown sugar n 2 tsp. cinnamon n ½ tsp. nutmeg n ½ cup warm maple syrup n 1 cup melted butter n 2 cups dried fruit (any variety)

Directions:

Place the oats, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg into the bowl of a stand mixer. (Make sure the bowl is a 16-cup-sized bowl. Otherwise, make the recipe in two batches.)

Using the paddle attachment on low speed, mix the oat mixture together.

Melt the butter and maple syrup in the microwave in one-minute increments until the butter is fully melted.

Add the butter mixture to the oats and mix on low speed until all of the oats are moistened.

Spread all of the granola mix in a thin layer onto a large cooking sheet pan. (If it won’t all fit, use two pans.)

Bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 35 minutes or longer, until dried out (stir the granola at the 20-minute mark). Remove from oven and let cool completely.

Add the two cups of dried fruit. Package in an airtight container for up to three weeks. Enjoy!