Slow-Cooked Chocolate Cherry Granola
Adapted from [52 Kitchen Adventures| http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2011/05/09/slow-cooker-monday-granola/]
Ingredients
- 2-1/2c rolled oats (not quick oats)
- 1/4t salt
- 1/3c honey
- 2T butter, melted
- 1/2t vanilla
- 1/2c sliced almonds
- 1/4c shredded coconut
- 1/2c dried cherries
- 1/4c mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Pour oats and salt into slow-cooker. In a bowl, mix honey, melted butter, and vanilla. Pour over oats. Add almonds, and coconut. Mix until well-combined.
Set slow-cooker to low for 3 hours. Cover, but set the lid a little crooked so steam can escape and the granola can dry out. Stir granola every 30 minutes. When granola is golden and almost dry to the touch, turn off slow-cooker (mine took just over 2 hours, but it depends on the size of your slow-cooker).
Pour the hot granola onto a sheet pan and spread out to allow it to cool.
Sprinkle dried cherries and mini chocolate chips over cooled granola. Store in an airtight container.