Title: Granola #1
Categories: Diabetic Party Picnic Diet Snack
Yield: 6 Servings
| 4 1/2 | oz | Rolled oats (1-1/2 cups) |
| 1/2 | oz | Slivered almonds |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Ground cinnamon |
| 2 | tb | Honey or maple syrup |
| | | (or use diet syrup) |
| 1/2 | ts | Almond extract |
| 1/2 | ts | Coconut extract ***SEE NOTE |
| 2 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 1/4 | c | Apple juice |
| | | (unsweetened) |
| 6 | | Servings - 1/4 cup each. |
| | | ***NOTE - coconut extract is a little strong so I substitute |
SOURCE: More Lean and Luscious cookbook, Bolume II, by Bobbie Hinman &
Millie Snyder, copyright 1988, ISBN #0-914629-49-2. MM Format by Ursula R.
Taylor....
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds and
cinnamon. Mix well. In a small bowl, combine reamining ingredients.
Drizzle over oats. Mix well until all ingredients are moistened. Spread
mixture evenly in a 10 x 15 inch baking pan that has been sprayed with a
nonstick cooking spray. Bake 20 minutes. Stir granola and return to oven
for 5 minutes. Stir again and return for another 5 minutes. Cool in pan,
stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container. Each serving
provides: 168 calories. Equal to: 1 bread exchange, 1 fat exchange and
41 additional calories.
Has: 4 gm. protein, 7 gm. fat, 23 gm. carbohydrate, 2 mg. sodium, 0 mg.
cholesterol.
This can be used as a plain snack, sprinkled over fruit or yogurt,
cooked like oatmeal, or enjoyed cold with milk and raisins. This recipe can
be doubled easily - just cook it longer each cooking time.
Nutritional information is based using honey and almonds.
In order to cut down on fat - leave almonds out and add a little more
oats.