Fresh Favorite Granola

  • 4 cups steel cut oats
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh pecans
  • 1/4 cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt (optional)
  • 6 ounces Chukar® Dried Cranberries or Cherries


Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine oats, coconut, pecans and sunflower seeds in large bowl; mix well. In small bowl, thoroughly combine honey, melted butter, orange peel, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Drizzle over oat mixture and mix well. Spread evenly in 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan. Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove granola from oven and stir in dried berries or cherries. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Store tightly covered.

from Chukar Cherries - www.chukar.com