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Flaxseed is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for brain development and heart health. Serve in a bowl with milk, as a topping for yogurt or oatmeal, or as a snack by itself. Ingredients:
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats |
1/3 cup flaxseed meal |
1/4 cup chopped walnuts |
1/4 cup chopped slivered almonds |
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
1/3 cup orange juice |
1/3 cup honey |
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar |
2 teaspoons vegetable oil |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
cooking spray |
1/3 cup raisins |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300°.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
3. Combine orange juice, honey, and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in oil and vanilla.
4. Pour honey mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat. Spread mixture in a thin layer onto a foil-lined jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 10 minutes; stir. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown. Spoon granola into a bowl; stir in raisins. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
5. Note: Store completely cooled granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
6. Nutrition note: Old-Fashioned vs. Instant Oats Old-fashioned rolled oats is what most of us know as oatmeal. It's made from whole groats that have been steamed and flattened by large rollers. They cook in about 5 minutes. Instant oats are regular rolled oats that have been flattened even more, then cooked and dried. Instant oats are not the same as the sugary pulverized oats in individual packets.
7. Young Chefs can:
8. Measure nuts and raisins
9. Combine dry ingredients
10. Older Chefs can:
11. Line pan with foil
12. Combine ingredients in saucepan
13. Stir in raisins
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