grammie's granola (easter treat)

How To Make grammie's granola (easter treat)

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  Step 1
  Pour boiling water over raisins, set aside.
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  Step 2
  Combine peanut butter & honey in saucepan and melt. (This takes about 5 minutes or so.) Stir in vanilla, pour over oats and cinnamon.
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  Step 3
  Spread over a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 250 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
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  Step 4
  Stir in raisins, figs and nuts. (I also use other dried fruits like pineapple, papaya, apricots and cherries.)
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  Step 5
  Dry in oven about 1 hour, stir occasionally. Store covered. Yields: 8 cups (Or whatever fruits you decide. This is a picture of my "Easter Granola" I had dried papaya, pineapple, cherries, figs and salted peanuts)
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  Step 6
  To Vary: Use black walnut or other flavors of extracts. Try different nuts and/or sunflower seeds. Add 1/2 cup carob powder to oats or add some wheat germ & bran, increasing the honey too.
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  Step 7
  My Easter Jars: I added papaya, pineapple and cherries to the mix I cut out squares of remnant fabrics to use for the bags on top. I bought 1 bag of green plastic grass Assorted candies and placed in those 1/2 baggies you can buy at the store. Colored thin stripped ribbon and fancy Easter color ribbon thicker. Stickers for jars to write Happy Easter on.
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  Step 8
  The fabric is up under the lid and then the lid is screwed on to hold fabric in place. Here is how I placed the candies on the jar and then tied the fabric up around it.
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  Step 9
  Here are my completed jars of Easter Granola and a little chocolate goodies on top.
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  Step 10
  January 24th, 2015 --- Made a double batch of granola to share with family & friends. Here is the fruits I put into this batch.
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  Step 11
  January 24th, 2015 --- Granola all ready to eat!
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