Healthy n' Happy Homemade Crunch

Name: Healthy n'' Happy Homemade Crunch Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5 cups rolled oats; 2 Tbsp sunflower seeds; 4 Tbsp sliced almonds; 2 Tbsp chopped pecans; 2 Tbsp raisins or dried fruit of choice; 1 1/4 Tbsp honey; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp maple extract

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1.5 cups rolled oats2 Tbsp sunflower seeds4 Tbsp sliced almonds2 Tbsp chopped pecans2 Tbsp raisins or dried fruit of choice1 1/4 Tbsp honey1/4 tsp cinnamon1/4 tsp maple extract

Directions

On a foil lined baking sheet (with an edge), mix together all dry ingredients except raisins.
In a double boiler over medium heat, mix honey, maple extract, and cinnamon together (this makes honey more spreadable).
Pour honey over oat mixture and stir with fork or hands to lightly coat. Spread out over sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes, until lightly toasted, stirring once during cooking.
Once you remove the cereal from the oven stir in the raisins and let cool.

VARIATION:
Place 1/4 cup buckwheat groats in about 1 cup of water. Soak for 6-12 hours. Rinse, rinse, rinse, until the water is not thick or foggy. Pat dry with towel, and use in recipe, reducing oats to 1 cup.

Makes enough for about 4 servings, 1/2 cup each.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PESCETARIAN.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 253.9
Total Fat: 11.6 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 1.3 mg
Total Carbs: 34.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
Protein: 6.8 g

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Member Reviews

BREW99
We like this too! We got this recipe from Ani Phyo though. Yummy! - 4/10/09

Reply from KRAVMAGAGIRL (4/10/09)
Ani Phyo made this??! Drat! I thought I had made it up!! :( Hahaha. Glad you liked it, anyway! :)