Hearty & Healthy Homemade Granola
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
Oats, 4.5 cup (could be split between whole & steel-cut oats)Almonds, 2 cup, whole (suggest slight chopping)Flax Seed, 4 tbspSunflower Seeds, without salt, .50 cup, hulledBrown Sugar Blend, Splenda, .75 cupCinnamon, ground, 2 tspGinger, ground, .5 tspKosher Salt, 1 tspBrown Rice Syrup or Agave Nectar, .5 cupGrade B Maple Syrup or Honey, 3 tbspUnsweetened Apple Sauce, 0.75 cupBrown Sugar Blend, Splenda, .25 cupCanola Oil, 2 tbspRaisins, .5 cup, packedCranberries, dried, sweetened (craisins), 0.5 cupBlueberries, dried, .25 cupApricots, dried, .5 cup, halvesDates, .5 cup, pitted, chopped
Preheat oven to 310° F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the wet ingredients (and add'l Splenda) in a small bowl then add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Spread granola evenly on both baking sheets and bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour, turning over half-way through baking. Be careful not to let it burn, but some like theirs a little darker, some a little lighter.
If you like your granola with clusters, once your remove from the oven, use a spatula to press down the granola while still warm. Once it cools, simply break it up into the cluster size you prefer. Also works well to dump into a large bowl and allow to cool, tossing every 15 minutes or so.
Leave on tray to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Can be refrigerated until needed, won't affect the crunchiness.
Makes approximately 24 1/2 cup servings
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRE8IVITY.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the wet ingredients (and add'l Splenda) in a small bowl then add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Spread granola evenly on both baking sheets and bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour, turning over half-way through baking. Be careful not to let it burn, but some like theirs a little darker, some a little lighter.
If you like your granola with clusters, once your remove from the oven, use a spatula to press down the granola while still warm. Once it cools, simply break it up into the cluster size you prefer. Also works well to dump into a large bowl and allow to cool, tossing every 15 minutes or so.
Leave on tray to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Can be refrigerated until needed, won't affect the crunchiness.
Makes approximately 24 1/2 cup servings
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRE8IVITY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 261.2
- Total Fat: 10.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 91.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 47.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.6 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
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