Need a granola recipe!

courtney_love2001

I looked some recipes up but the ones I keep seeing call for a lot of oil or butter. Any of you have a low cal granola recipe? The granola I currently have has 140 cals for 1/4 cup and I feel like that is a little much. Thanks in advance!!

new_Kendra

Makes about 4 quarts

Ingredients
2 quarts (2 1/2 lb.) regular rolled oats
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup unprocessed bran (optional)
1/4 cup salad oil
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped dried apples, apricots, peaches, pears, or prunes
1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
Preparation
1. Place half the oats, sugar, and bran in each of 2 baking pans, 10 by 15 inches. With your hands, crumble sugar and mix ingredients well.

2. In a 1- to 2-quart pan over medium heat, stir oil, honey, and vanilla until bubbly. Pour half the hot mixture into each baking pan and mix well.

3. Bake, uncovered, in a 350° oven. After 10 minutes, stir granola mixture. If using 1 oven, switch pan positions. Continue baking until oats are lightly toasted, about 10 minutes more.

4. Stir in dried fruit, cranberries, and crystallized ginger, breaking up any clumps. Bake until oats are crisp, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Stir. Let cool 5 minutes and stir again. When cool, serve or store in an airtight container up to 1 month.

Nutritional analysis per 3/4 cup.

Nutritional Information
Calories:297 (18% from fat)
Protein:8.7g
Fat:6g (sat 0.9)
Carbohydrate:53g
Fiber:5.7g
Sodium:9.9mg
Cholesterol:0.0mg

runnerwithstyle

When I make granola, I just use a cup of oats, 1 T cannola oil, and 1 T honey. 20 minutes in the oven @ 300.