Addictive and Healthy Granola

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1.5 cups maple syrup
• 1.5 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon rose water , Optional
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup puffed rice cereal
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 0.5 cups chopped cashews
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 0.5 cups dried blueberries
• 0.25 cups chopped pecans
• 0.25 cups chopped almonds
• 0.5 cups sweetened dried cranberries
• 0.5 cups packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray or line with non-stick aluminum foil.

2. 2

   Whisk maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, rose water, and salt together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Mix oats, rice cereal, coconut, cashews, raisins, dried blueberries, pecans, almonds, dried cranberries, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir until evenly coated. Spread oat mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; stir and continue baking until slightly crisp and lightly browned, 15 to 25 more minutes. Cool on baking sheets before serving, about 1 hour. Store in air-tight containers.