Fat Burner Granola
- Number of Servings: 32
Ingredients
4 cups old fashioned oats4 Tbs flax seeds, ground (1/4 c ground flax meal)2/3 c wheat germ2/3 c sesame seeds1/2 c sunflower seeds, roughly chopped1 cup almonds, roughly chopped3/4 c walnuts, chopped1/2 c coconut flakes (not sweetened), optional5 packets Stevia1 tsp sea salt1/2 c coconut oil1/4 c honey1/4 c agave nectar4 Tbsp maple syrup1 dried banana (not banana chips)1/2 c dried blueberries1/2 c dried cherries, cut into 4ths1/2 c dried apricots, cut into small pieces
If you want to be super-healthy, you should sprout and dehydrate all the nuts prior to making the granola. Soak them for several hours, drain and place in a dehydrator until crunchy again. (The almonds should be soaked overnight.) If you don't mind, you can just use all the nuts from the raw state. DO NOT use roasted nuts or the granola might burn.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Combine oats, wheat germ, seeds, nuts, salt and stevia packets. (The granola won't have a distinctly "coconutty" taste unless you add coconut, so add it if you like it or leave it out.)
Very gently, heat the coconut oil until it's liquid. Combine oil, honey, agave and maple syrup well. Pour over dry ingredients and thoroughly mix.
Spread evenly in two large jelly-roll pans. Place in oven and bake, stirring every 15-20 min.
After 45-60 minutes, put the granola back into a big bowl and add the dried fruit. Spread evenly in the pans again and continue to bake until golden and crispy. Use care not to let the fruit burn.
Alternatively, you can use a dehydrator set no higher than 115 degrees. This takes longer, but allows most of the natural enzymes in the ingredients to remain intact. As with the oven version, wait to add the dried fruit until near the end.
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SJEROSLOW.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Combine oats, wheat germ, seeds, nuts, salt and stevia packets. (The granola won't have a distinctly "coconutty" taste unless you add coconut, so add it if you like it or leave it out.)
Very gently, heat the coconut oil until it's liquid. Combine oil, honey, agave and maple syrup well. Pour over dry ingredients and thoroughly mix.
Spread evenly in two large jelly-roll pans. Place in oven and bake, stirring every 15-20 min.
After 45-60 minutes, put the granola back into a big bowl and add the dried fruit. Spread evenly in the pans again and continue to bake until golden and crispy. Use care not to let the fruit burn.
Alternatively, you can use a dehydrator set no higher than 115 degrees. This takes longer, but allows most of the natural enzymes in the ingredients to remain intact. As with the oven version, wait to add the dried fruit until near the end.
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SJEROSLOW.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 250.9
- Total Fat: 12.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 77.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 35.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
- Protein: 5.3 g
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