Honey and Spice Granola
Warm spices are balanced with honey in this crave-worthy skillet granola.
Makes about 6 cups
½ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup chopped whole almonds
½ cup chopped dried apricots
¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
½ cup dried cranberries
Yogurt, to serve
Preheat oven to 275°.
Bring butter, sugars, honey, and vanilla to a simmer in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Add oats, pecans, almonds, apricots, pumpkin seeds, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and red pepper, stirring until combined.
until golden brown, about 55 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Mixture will continue to dry as
