Wholesome Morning Granola

"I use fruit juices and other natural sweeteners to sweeten this cereal. On cold mornings, it's wonderful with warm milk." -CL Reader

Yield: 7 1/2 cups (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 4  cups  regular oats
• 2  cups  puffed rice cereal (such as Arrowhead Mills)
• 1/2  cup  flaked sweetened coconut
• 1/2  cup  oat bran
• 1/4  cup  sliced almonds, toasted
• 3  tablespoons  turbinado sugar
• 3/4  cup  pineapple juice
• 1/2  cup  apple juice
• 1/4  cup  honey
• Cooking spray
• 1/4  cup  dried blueberries

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325°.

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the juices in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until reduced to 2/3 cup. Remove from heat; stir in honey. Slowly pour juice mixture over oat mixture, tossing to coat. Spread oat mixture evenly onto a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until golden, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly; stir in blueberries. Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

252 (19% from fat)

Fat:

5.2g (sat 1.6g,mono 1.6g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

8.4g

Carbohydrate:

46.2g

Fiber:

5.6g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

2.6mg

Sodium:

10mg

Calcium:

36mg