Power Granola

This recipe goes with Power Granola Parfaits

Yield: About 4 3/4 cups (serving size: about 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  regular oats
• 1/3  cup  ground flaxseed
• 1/4  cup  chopped walnuts
• 1/4  cup  chopped slivered almonds
• 2  teaspoons  ground cinnamon
• 1/3  cup  orange juice
• 1/3  cup  honey
• 1/4  cup  packed brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons  canola oil
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• Cooking spray
• 1/3  cup  dried cranberries

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.

Combine orange juice, honey, and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in oil and vanilla.

Pour honey mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat. Spread mixture in a thin layer onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 10 minutes; stir well. Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Spoon granola into a bowl; stir in dried cranberries. Cool completely.

Note: Store completely cooled granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

196 (31% from fat)

Fat:

6.8g (sat 0.7g,mono 2.2g,poly 3.3g)

Protein:

4.1g

Carbohydrate:

32.5g

Fiber:

3.6g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.5mg

Sodium:

5mg

Calcium:

38mg