Recipes - Low Sugar Healthy Fruit 'n Nut Granola

Low Sugar Healthy Fruit 'n Nut Granola 

By Lisa Starr, Meatland 
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Ingredients  4 cups large-flake, rolled oats 1 ½ cup nuts and/or seeds* 3/4 to 1 teaspoon Maldon salt (use less if using table salt) ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup melted coconut oil or olive oil ½ cup honey or silan 1 teaspoon vanilla  ⅔ cup dried fruit, chopped if large* Optional add-ins like chocolate chips, bran flakes etc * I use whole almonds in skin, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and chopped, dried coconut. I've also used cashews and peanuts in mix. ** I use cranberries, chopped dried apricot or mango, and sometimes banana chips, or dried apple.

Preparation Instructions 1: Line a large baking tray with paper - make sure it isn't too flat as you need to contain your mixture - and preheat the oven to 180 C. 2: Combine oats, nuts, seeds, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl then pour in the oil, silan/honey and vanilla, and mix well till all the oat flakes are lightly coated. 3: Pour onto your prepared pan and press down with a spoon or spatula till even. 4: Bake for approximately 15 minutes, then stir through, and press down well if you want to create gorgeous, crunchy nuggets. 5: Continue cooking for a further 12 - 15 minutes till lightly golden and then remove from the oven and allow to cool completely for an hour or more. This will allow you to break the full granola slab to make chunks to add to your loose granola as pictured. 6: Stir in dried fruit and optional add-ins and store in an airtight container. COOK'S NOTES: I especially enjoy this truly wonderful, reduced-sugar and low-fat granola with Danone Pro high-protein plain yogurt as it tastes like Green yogurt but is fat-free. Granola is also wonderful as an ice-cream topping or on-the-go snack. Leave lots of chunky nuggets for maximum enjoyment. Use gluten-free oats - the large flake oats - for a gluten-free option. A Meatland recipe must-make. 🌽🍆🍅🍍🍠🍤🍗🧀🍔🍟🍕 🍏🍎🍐🍊Please recommend this page & be sure to follow the Coconut Whisperer which continues the traditions of Cheese the top Food and Recipe channel on Disqus 2017-2019 🌽🍆🍅🍍🍠🍤🍗🧀🍔🍟🍕🍏🍎🍐🍊

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