Homemade Heart Healthy Yummy Granola
You won't settle for store-bought granola or cereals anymore once you make this amazing heart-healthy yummy granola. The flavors and textures of this family breakfast favorite are superb! With just the right amount of sweetness and chewiness, this homemade granola is absolutely the best!
Ingredients
- 8 cups old-fashioned rolled Oats
- 1/4 cup brown Sugar
- 1 cup shredded Coconut
- 1 cup Wheat Germ or ground flax seed
- 1 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts/Almonds, (or a mix)
- 2/3 cup Coconut Oil, (if you don't have or don't like Coconut Oil you can replace it with a good quality neutral-tasting vegetable oil.)
- 2/3 cup Honey
- Dried fruits, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300F.
- Mix the oats, sugar, coconut, wheat germ (or flax seed) and nuts. Set aside. Mix the oil and honey. Pour the oil mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix well. Spread the mixture evenly in a lightly greased deep pan (like a 9×13 pan) and bake for 30 minutes.
- Stir the mixture after baking and then let cool completely. Add some dried fruits like raisins, cranberries, apricots, etc. if you like. Store in an airtight container and enjoy with some fresh milk.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 180mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg
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