Cinnamon Walnut GranolaWHY WE LOVE IT
Crunchy, portable and easy to personalize – what’s not to love about granola? Even better than what you get in a box at the grocery store, homemade granola is packed with nutritional goodness that will keep you going on even the most arduous hike. Once you get the basic recipe for granola down, you can let your imagination run wild and add ingredients such as dried fruit, nuts or spices – the important thing is to be creative and make the recipe something you love.
HOW IT’S DONE
Ingredients
• 7 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or 1/2 cup sucanat (whole cane sugar)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 (66g)Servings Per Recipe: 20Calories: 286.9Calories from Fat: 111………..38%Total Fat: 12.4 g…………………. 19%Saturated Fat: 1.5 g…………….. 7%Cholesterol: 0.0 mg…………….0%Sodium: 5.7 mg……………………0%Total Carbohydrate: 40.5 g….13%Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g…………… 18%Sugars: 17.1 g……………………..68%Protein: 5.6 g……………………… 11%
Directions
- Preheat oven to 275°F. In a big bowl, combine oats, raisins, nuts and flaxseed.
- In microwavable bowl, blend together brown sugar, oil, honey and cinnamon.
- Cook on high in microwave until mixture starts bubbling. Remove. Add vanilla and stir.
- Pour over oat mixture and mix well.
- Thinly spread on baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Stir, return to oven for additional 15 minutes or until oats are toasted.
- Cool thoroughly. Store in airtight container.
- Keep it in the fridge if it’s not eaten right away.