Recipe: Laura’s Granola

I adapted “Jennifer’s Granola” recipe that I found here to create “Laura’s Granola.” I used unsweetened apple sauce instead of canola oil, and added a ½ tsp more of cinnamon. Also, I left out the sunflower seeds and pecans. Without further ado, I present to you…

LAURA’S GRANOLA

Ingredients

• 4 c rolled oats
• 1 c wheat germ
• ½ c ground flax-seed
• ½ c brown sugar
• ½ c sliced almonds
• 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• ⅓ c unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ c honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ c water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
• Suggestion: use a food processor to slice whole almonds. Then add them to the dry ingredients.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients.
4. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry, and mix until evenly blended.
5. Spread mixture in a greased 9×13 or 11×7 inch baking pan.
6. Bake for 1 hr in preheated oven & stir every 20 minutes or until toasted. Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

I’ve been combining a ½ c of this granola, 1 c Greek yogurt, and 1 c of red raspberries for a DELICIOUS and healthy breakfast. The nutrition info of this breakfast is 371 calories – 53g carbs; 6g fat; 30g protein. The breakdown:

• ½ c Laura’s Granola – 185 calories – 32g carbs; 0g fat; 6g protein
• 1 c Greek yogurt (Fage brand) – 130 calories – 9g carbs; 0g fat; 23g protein
• 1 c red raspberries (frozen; organic) – 56 calories – 13g carbs; 0g fat; 1g protein

Do you like granola? Do you make your own? What recipe do you use? What do you typically eat for breakfast? Talk to me…