Lower Fat Cinnamon Granola Recipes

EASY, LOW-FAT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Slowly stir in the vanilla, honey and applesauce until combined.
• Spread the mixture evenly on a lightly sprayed baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Add in the cranberries, pressing them into the granola. (If you want the cranberries to cook and be a little firm, which the husband and I do, stir them in after 20 minutes. If you're like my brother, leave the cranberries out and add once the granola has cooked completely so they'll stay moist.) Continue cooking for a total of 30 minutes to an hour - stirring every 15 minutes - or until golden brown. If you stir less often, you'll have more clumps in your granola.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container or divide into individual portions. I divided my batch into 2-ounce servings, 8 servings in all.

LOWER FAT CINNAMON GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 F.
• Combine oats through salt in a large bowl, mixing well. Melt butter and stir into honey in a small bowl. Pour honey/butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until evenly moistened. (You need a big sturdy wooden spoon or your hands.).
• Pour the granola onto two large baking sheets lined w/parchment paper and bake until cereal is evenly toasted, about 30-40 min total. Halfway through, give granola a good stir and return to oven until sufficiently golden brown.
• Once granola has cooled, stir in dried fruit. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

BAKED HOMEMADE GRANOLA (LOWER FAT)

Steps:

• Set oven to 300 degrees.
• Place oven rack to center position.
• Lightly oil two large baking sheets.
• In a large bowl stir together oats with nuts, seeds and spices.
• In a small bowl stir together the warm water with maple syrup and vanilla.
• Slowly pour the syrup mixture over the nut mixture; stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
• Spread out on the greased baking sheet/s.
• Bake (center oven rack) for about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to prevent burning, until granola is crumbly and golden.
• Remove from oven and immediately stir in the raisins and apricots.
• When the mixture is cool, store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or refrigerate for 1 month.
• Delicious!