Dad's Power Snack

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 270.5
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 65.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 52.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.7 g
  • Protein: 6.0 g

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Introduction

A trail mix packed with heart-healthy ingredients to fill you up and power you through the day. A trail mix packed with heart-healthy ingredients to fill you up and power you through the day.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    homemade granola (rolled oats, wheat germ, slice almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seed, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, apple juice, molasses, safflower oil, vanilla extract, almond extract), dried cherries, apple chips, dried pears, golden raisins, Heritage whole grain bites

Directions

Granola:

4 cups rolled oats
1 cup wheat germ (raw)
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup sunflower seed (raw)
1/2 cup flax seed
11/2 tsps cinnamon
11/2 tsps ground ginger 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup safflower oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1 egg white

1 Preheat oven for 300 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with pieces of parchment paper and set aside.
2 In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
3 In a small bowl, whisk together the apple juice, molasses, safflower oil, vanilla and almond extract.
4 Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir will to thoroughly moisten the dry ingredients.
5 Transfer granola mixture to prepared cookie sheets, evenly dividing it between two pans, and spreading it out to form a single layer.
6 Bake at 300 degrees for 50 minutes or until dry. MAKE SURE TO gently turn over the mixture and re-spread it out after 25 minutes. Let cool for several hours.

Trail Mix:
Combine half the granola with 4 cups Heritage whole grain bites and 1 cup each of dried cherries, apple chips, dried pears and golden raisins.