Chewy Maple Oat Clusters

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup bran flakes
• 1/2 cup pecan halves, cut in half
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 8 ounces mixed dried fruit
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325*f.
• 2 in a 13x9 baking pan spread rolled oats. bake stirring oaccasioally for 20 to 30 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• 3 stir in crisp rice ccereal, bran flakes, pecans and sunflower nuts. continue baking for 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• 4 remove from oven, stir in raisins and dried fruit.
• 5 in small bowl stir together butter and maple syrup, pour over cereal mixture. stir to coat well.
• 6 continue baking, stirring occasionally for 45 to 50 minutes or until mixture clumps together and is golden brown.
• 7 spread on waxed paper, cool completely.
• 8 break into pieces, serve.