Apricot Granola
Call me a granola addict, but I am not going to stop making granola. One of the main reasons is that I bought a HUGE container of honey, and am getting through it. One granola recipe at a time.
Now I KNOW that this is pretty much the same recipe as my raisin and apricot granola that I made almost a month ago. But this is just me telling everyone how awesome and easy it is to make granola. I want to shovel as much granola down your throats as I am consuming on a daily basis. You know. Because I care.
So this weekend has been a little bit different for me. Anyone who knows me really well knows that I absolutely LOATHE Facebook. Because of a few bad experiences I have had with it in the past. But this weekend, I have decided to get a Facebook page for my blog. Even though it goes against everything that I believe in, (exaggeration of the year alert) I also want to get connected to other peoples' blogs easier, and get inspiration from them.
It's in it's very earliest stage, but I plan to be more active on it in the future 🙂
In the meantime, I think I will be eating a big bowl of yogurt or vanilla chia seed pudding with some of this delicious granola sprinkled on top. Because weekends are meant for breakfast...at all times of the day!
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Apricot Granola
Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup pecans, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup dried apricots, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300˚F.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, pecans, cinnamon and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the honey, vegetable oil and vanilla. Pour in with the dry ingredients and mix until the oats are thoroughly coated.
- On a baking sheet, spread the mixture in a thin, even layer. Bake for 15 minutes. Stir together and add the apricots. Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and let cool for around 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Yum! love the fruits in this recipe. Will have to make it for our yogurt.
It pairs so well with yogurt!
This granola looks incredible! My family loves apricots, so this will definitely be a hit!
It's the best! Thanks Jessica!
I love granola, and I love love apricot, so I hope to make this very soon! Thanks so much for sharing.
It's so good! Thanks Kechi
Sounds delicious and what a fun way to include apricots in a recipe! This is going into my favorite recipes collection!
Yay! I'm so glad!
I have never made my own granola but you make it sound so easy. Plus I love dried apricots. I'm going to make this granola this week and pair it with the probiotic yogurt I eat every morning!
Me too!! It is so good 🙂
I love recipes like this that are delicious and healthy. I am pinning this apricot granola to try soon!
Yay! Let me know how it goes 🙂
I was wondering why I couldn`t find a facebook page for you!!! I`m glad you got one, so it makes sharing recipes and getting updates faster!
Mmm, this granola looks perfectly crispy and just the way I like it. I'm always looking for a good granola recipe so I'll definitely have to try this one.
I'm not a big Facebook user. I set it up for my blog and it was great for a while. Now, it seems they hardly let anyone see the posts 🙁
Anyhow, I eat a lot of granola and this looks lovely. I love the apricot combination!
I always do variations of my favorite recipes. If it's good, it's good. And who can have too much of a good thing? This is terrific -- thanks.
Mmmm, sounds so good! And especially to top on the vanilla chia seed pudding... I am so trying that 🙂
Granola, I love it! You are posting so many lovely healthy recipes lately, thanks for that!
Ohhh yes. Shoving food into people's mouths is the best way to show that you care, agreed! This granola looks lovely, too.
I love granola for breakfast and I realized that I love dried apricot when I had it with granola (before that I was never really into it). So when I saw the recipe name on your blog, I was 120% sure that I'll fall in love with this granola and will never ever get tired of it. 🙂
This granola looks absolutely fantastic, delicious looking breakfast 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru