Yummy, Healthy Granola
"I had been using a basic granola recipe for a while but just realized that I altered it so much it had become a different recipe all together, so here it is!
Great with recipe #310512 and recipe #311137"
photo by CoffeeB
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 large batch
- Serves:
- 64
ingredients
- 4 cups oats (I use multi-grain)
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey (I use creamed honey)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup flax seed meal
- 1⁄2 cup cashew pieces (or any other nut you like)
- 3⁄4 cup raisins (or any other dried fruit)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Put oats in a microwaveable bowl and cook for two minutes, stirring after one. (This warms the oats helping to melt all the ingredients together).
- Add remaining ingredients, except the dried fruit, and stir until very well blended.
- Pour mixture into two large oven safe dishes and bake for 20 minutes, stirring every five.
- Add dried fruit.
- Spread on wax paper to cool.
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Reviews
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This recipe is genius! The applesauce gives this granola a really nice consistency. I keep the snack tubs of applesauce on hand to use in recipes like this. Because I am trying to remove sugar from my diet, I used 1 packet of stevia instead of the brown sugar, and it was sweet enough for me with the applesauce and honey. This has all my favorite things in it. Thank you Motivated Mama for a great granola; especially good in parfaits. Next time I may use maple syrup or agave syrup instead of honey. p.s. watch carefully, as it burns easily/I lowered the heat to 300 after 10 minutes. -
I made a half batch of this the other night to use as a healthy, low sodium snack. It was very easy to throw together and the flavor is good. Definitely accomplishes what I was looking for. I plan on making more again in the future. Thanks so much for posting!!!! -
WOW! This stuff is heavenly :) I can't stop eating it! I halved the recipe and came out with about 2 1/2 cups (even though it's more like 1 cup now...). I had to sub coconut for the nuts (allergy), and it toasted nicely. I use it for spinkling on my cereal topped with applesauce, and it is scrumptious. A very easy to make treat. Thanks for posting! -
Very yummy! I made this yesterday, and had it for breakfast this morning, with some plain yoghurt. I like that it made such a large batch, and it seems like something that will keep well in an airtight container (got to love Tupperware! lol). This is the first time i have made granola myself, and I am very pleased with the result! Thanks for posting! [Made for Fall 08 Pick-A-Chef] -
As I stated in a previous review, I am on the look-out for HEALTHY granola as some if not most are loaded with calories and fat. This one is certainly one that caught my eye because of the healthy ingredients you have listed. I subbed Splenda brown sugar iin place of the normal kind, but that was the only deviance I made from your recipe. Oh, and I baked it an additional 10 minutes as I"ve found with most granolas I make they require an hour of baking. I keep mine in big zip-lock baggies in the freezer and pull out the desired amount as needed. That way I always have some on hand and it doesn't go bad. I have this recipe posted as one I knew I had to try in TOTM for August. Granola, Healthy or Not? I'm glad I made this as I know I will be going back for repeats.
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This recipe is genius! The applesauce gives this granola a really nice consistency. I keep the snack tubs of applesauce on hand to use in recipes like this. Because I am trying to remove sugar from my diet, I used 1 packet of stevia instead of the brown sugar, and it was sweet enough for me with the applesauce and honey. This has all my favorite things in it. Thank you Motivated Mama for a great granola; especially good in parfaits. Next time I may use maple syrup or agave syrup instead of honey. p.s. watch carefully, as it burns easily/I lowered the heat to 300 after 10 minutes.
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