Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Homemade Granola

I love granola, but the store-bought varieties tend to be high in fat and calories, which as we all know, equals high WW Points values. Plus, its expensive! I recently found a recipe in Bon Appetit magazine for homemade granola. After a few tests and tweaks, I think I may have found the perfect, all natural, low Point, wallet-friendly recipe.

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tbsp packed brown sugar
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup honey
1 tbsp + 1 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries

  • Preheat oven to 300.
  • Mix first 7 ingredients in large bowl.
  • Heat honey and oil in saucepan until smooth.
  • Pour honey mixture over oat mixture and stir thoroughly.
  • Spread on non-stick baking sheet.
  • Cook for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Allow to cool, then mix in fruit.
  • Store in air-tight container or ziplock.
Servings = 20 (1/4 cup)
WW Points = 2

I like to eat mine over WW vanilla yogurt with 1/2 cup of fresh fruit tossed in.

4 comments:

  1. Looks amazing! Can't wait to try this.

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  2. Could you possibly post the nutritional info for this recipe? ive been on the search for a low-cal granola forEVER.

    ps. ADORE the blog!

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  3. I am going to try to make this soon.

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  4. mmmmm....this looks wonderful...i had given granola up because of the high points, but i can add this to the morning yogurt and still be in good shape. thanks!

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