Glacier Peaks Granola

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup apple sauce 
• 0.5 cup apricots dried chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.3 cup honey 
• 3 cups regular oats 
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds 
• 0.5 cup cranberries dried sweetened (such as Craisins)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 0.5 cup wheat bran 
• 2 cups puffed-wheat cereal sweetened (such as Kellogg's Smacks)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Combine applesauce, honey, oil, cinnamon, and ginger in a small saucepan, and cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until honey is melted, stirring occasionally.
4. Pour applesauce mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat.
5. Place mixture in a jelly-roll pan, and bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Gently stir granola, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until dry. Cool; stir in apricots and cranberries. Store in an airtight container.