Maple Pecan Granola

Granola is something I eat with my fingers as a snack rather than for breakfast with milk poured on top. Filled with chewy dried blueberries, shreds of coconut, and toasty pecans, this granola I grab by the handful. When working with maple syrup, the challenge is capturing its wonderful flavor without the granola becoming overly sweet. Boiling down the maple syrup does just the trick. The reduced syrup is more intensely flavored and it coats the barley flakes better, giving this gran