Granola

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have a low point granola recipe? I've got a bunch of

dried fruit, and I was really jonesing for some granola yesterday,

but all the recipes I've seen are REALLY HIGH in points.

Thanks,

April

[Guest guest]

I don't know if it's lower points than store bought but this is a really

good recipe from Country Living Magazine.

It works out to being 3 points for a 1/3 of a cup.

You might be able to cut the points by leaving the raisins out and cutting

back on the almonds. I have only made it once though because I couldn't keep

from eating it all day long )

4 C Old Fashioned Oats

1 1/2 C Sliced Almonds

1/2 C Light Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1/4 C Cooking Oil

1/4 C Honey

1 tsp Vanilla

1 1/2 C Raisins or Dried Cranberries

Preheat oven to 300 F. In a bowl mix oats, almonds, brown sugar, salt, and

cinnamon. In a saucepan warm the oil and honey. Whisk or stir in vanilla.

Carefully pour liquid over oat mixture and stir gently with wooden spoon or

mix by hand. Spread mixture on a jelly roll pan and bake for 40 minutes,

stirring every 10 minutes. Cool completely and add raisins or cranberries.

Store in airtight container. Makes 9 cups (24 servings). 186 calories, 8

grams fat, 3 grams fiber.

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From: arminor75

Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:09 AM

To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

Subject: Granola

Does anyone have a low point granola recipe? I've got a bunch of

dried fruit, and I was really jonesing for some granola yesterday,

but all the recipes I've seen are REALLY HIGH in points.

Thanks,

April

[Guest guest]

I'm going to try these granols recipes - thanks for passing them along! I

love granola as cereal, as a snack, in my yogurt, on my frozen ygurt - you name

it!

" Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs need to relax and

get used to the idea. "

- A. Heinlein

[Guest guest]

I don't know the point value of this one, but you don't add fat so it would

be lower than those who do.

GRANOLA

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup water

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups old fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.

Combine brown sugar and water in a glass 8-cup measuring cup or bowl.

Place in microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes and cook until sugar is

completely dissolved.

Remove from microwave and add vanilla extract and salt.

Add oatmeal and nuts and stir until thoroughly mixed.

Spread the granola onto a cookie sheet (if you have a cookie sheet baking

stone, all the better) and bake for 1 hour until golden and crunchy.

When granola has cooled completely, store in an airtight container.