Apple Honey Granola

I've posted a recipe for applesauce granola before, and this one is quite similar, but it is somehow ten times better.  Perhaps it is the cloves.  I love the smell of cloves.  The whole house smelled like Christmas when this was baking in the oven.  But, I think the best part was that it actually tasted like apple pie.  Apple pie in the form of granola!

As all granola is, the recipe was very quick to whip up.  I think left it in the oven a tad bit too long so unfortunately, apple pie granola was a bit more hard compared to apple pie dessert, but it still tasted awesome.

Apple Honey Granola
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Ingredients

• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cup dried apples, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried raisins, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted almonds, chopped
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 T olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a large rimmed baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mixing with a wooded spoon until wet ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
3. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and bake approximately 1 hour, stir/turn after 30 minutes.
4. Let cool completely and transfer to an airtight container.