BAKED HOMEMADE GRANOLA (LOWER FAT)

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By making your own granola you can reduce the fat and increase the richness of nuts and seeds. This is great alone as a snack or on top of yogurt or anything! For the mixed nuts and seeds you can use all or a mixture of slivered almonds, coarsley chopped walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 6 cups (approx)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups rolled oats
2 cups mixed nuts or 2 cups seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricot

Steps:

  • Set oven to 300 degrees.
  • Place oven rack to center position.
  • Lightly oil two large baking sheets.
  • In a large bowl stir together oats with nuts, seeds and spices.
  • In a small bowl stir together the warm water with maple syrup and vanilla.
  • Slowly pour the syrup mixture over the nut mixture; stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Spread out on the greased baking sheet/s.
  • Bake (center oven rack) for about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to prevent burning, until granola is crumbly and golden.
  • Remove from oven and immediately stir in the raisins and apricots.
  • When the mixture is cool, store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or refrigerate for 1 month.
  • Delicious!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.5, Fat 27.2, SaturatedFat 3.8, Sodium 314.5, Carbohydrate 82.6, Fiber 11.1, Sugar 31.6, Protein 15.8

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