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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Granola can be low-fat? Yes, it can! Ingredients:
2 cups old fashioned oats |
1 cup crisp rice cereal |
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
1/4 cup walnuts (i use walnut pieces) |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/4 cup raw honey |
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce |
1/4 cup dried cranberries |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 300°F.
2. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Slowly stir in the vanilla, honey and applesauce until combined.
3. Spread the mixture evenly on a lightly sprayed baking sheet.
4. Bake for 20 minutes. Add in the cranberries, pressing them into the granola. (If you want the cranberries to cook and be a little firm, which the husband and I do, stir them in after 20 minutes. If you're like my brother, leave the cranberries out and add once the granola has cooked completely so they'll stay moist.) Continue cooking for a total of 30 minutes to an hour - stirring every 15 minutes - or until golden brown. If you stir less often, you'll have more clumps in your granola.
5. Cool completely and store in an airtight container or divide into individual portions. I divided my batch into 2-ounce servings, 8 servings in all.
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