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Medjool Date, Cranberry & Orange Granola Clusters

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Natural Delights

Ingredients:

½ lb. quick oats
½ lb. rolled oats
3 cups mixed nuts & seeds, roughly chopped in a food processor (examples: almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, amarath or millet)
1-½ cups Medjool dates, pitted & roughly chopped
1 cup dried cranberries
2 sticks butter, unsalted
2 oranges, zested (reserve ½ cup of the orange juice)
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup honey
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup orange juice, from zested oranges
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine oats, nuts, dates, cranberries. Break the dates up with your hands if they are sticking together and coat with oat mixture In a medium saucepan simmer together the butter with the remaining ingredients until well blended with a whisk. Pour over oat mixture and blend well. Let the mixture sit for 10-15 minutes to moisten. On a lined baking sheet pour granola mixture in pan. Press firmly into an even layer, making sure to press all the way into the corners. Bake until golden brown. 25-35minutes. The center should be firm. Remove from oven and let cool to room temp. Break into large clusters. Store in an airtight container for on-the-go snacking. Serving suggestion Serve over yogurt with fruit or eat by the handful as a snack.

Where You Can Buy Ingredients:

Farm Name	Owner Name	Address	Details
Bard Date Company (Powered by Peanut Patch)	-	4322 E County 13th Street, Yuma, AZ, 85364	View
Citrus Heights Farms	Todd Shell	4301 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, AZ, 85215	View
Friesian Groves/Cotton Lane Citrus	George Bradbury	14014 N 172nd Ave, Suprise, AZ, 85388	View
Orange Patch	Alan Freeman	2600 E Lehi, Mesa, AZ, 85213	View
Orange Patch Too	Michelle Smith	3825 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, AZ, 85215	View
Pinnacle Farms	Janna Anderson	-	View
The Farm at Agritopia	Johnston Farms	3000 E. Ray Road, Building #5, Gilbert, AZ, 85296	View