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The ONLY change I made to the recipe, which I love, is I used a mix of larger fruits, dried cranberries and blueberries, and this did allow the fruit to hold up better. The coconut is such a perfect addition.
Just an aside to the previous reviewer and any other granola makers, I make it a habit to always leave out dried fruit in a granola recipe and mix it in after the rest has baked. Otherwise you will end up with little rocks :)
andrew from Vancouver Island, BC
A very tasty, simple granola variation. It's fairly straightforward - toasted oats with some nuts and a sweetener. She brings it up a notch with a couple of things - unsweetened coconut and currants - and sweetens it with maple syrup. Orange zest is the final tweak.
Be careful with the cooking time though - I let this one go until it was as brown as I thought it should be, then it cooked a little more on the tray when I took it out, and it turned out I'd overdone it - the currants were fossilized and the coconut was a bit burnt!
Update: I did this again and cooked it until it was nicely tanned but not dark brown. I put the currants in halfway through and they were better, but still a bit dried out. I'm going to take onepotkitchen's advice and put them in right at the end next time. I also did them with almonds and liked that very much.
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