Homemade Granola

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Homemade Granola

Prepare the granola up to two days ahead, and store in an airtight container. Serve for breakfast with low-fat yogurt and fruit.

Yield
10 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients
6 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Cooking spray
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
Preparation

Preheat oven to 300°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add syrup, honey, juice, and almond extract; toss well. Spread mixture evenly onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Stir in cranberries and apricots. Cool completely. Store in a zip-top plastic bag.

(changing up some of the ingredients will lower info below of course or lower serving size to 1/4 cup to add to yogurt)

Nutritional Information
Calories:384 (20% from fat)
Fat:8.4g (sat 1.1g,mono 3.7g,poly 2.5g)
Protein:9.8g
Carbohydrate:68.1g
Fiber:7.8g
Cholesterol:0.0mg
Iron:3.4mg
Sodium:52mg
Calcium:57mg

Fitness_Chick

Homemade Granola

Prepare the granola up to two days ahead, and store in an airtight container. Serve for breakfast with low-fat yogurt and fruit.

Yield
10 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients
6 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Cooking spray
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
Preparation

Preheat oven to 300°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add syrup, honey, juice, and almond extract; toss well. Spread mixture evenly onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Stir in cranberries and apricots. Cool completely. Store in a zip-top plastic bag.

(changing up some of the ingredients will lower info below of course or lower serving size to 1/4 cup to add to yogurt)

Nutritional Information
Calories:384 (20% from fat)
Fat:8.4g (sat 1.1g,mono 3.7g,poly 2.5g)
Protein:9.8g
Carbohydrate:68.1g
Fiber:7.8g
Cholesterol:0.0mg
Iron:3.4mg
Sodium:52mg
Calcium:57mg