Applesauce Granola

Homemade granola is easy, healthy, and a nice snack to have
around the house. Most granola recipes include butter and are
 loaded with sugar. But my recipe contains no butter and I used a
sixteenth of the amount of sugar that most recipes ask for. It still
has a high sugar content by using the honey so I use this as
a snack but in moderation. It came out delicious and will make
a nice topping for my yogurt parfaits!

Ingredients:
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup pecans
1/4 cup applesauce
2/3 cup honey
1 TBS brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 1/2 cups dried fruit (raisins, cranberries,etc.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

On a cookie sheet, spread out oats, almonds and pecans.
Toast in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or
until golden brown.

In a saucepan, mix applesauce, honey, brown sugar, vanilla,and salt.

Bring to a boil then put it on low heat.

 

 

The oatmeal mix should be toasted. Remove out of the oven
and pour into a mixing bowl. Pour the hot honey mixture
onto the toasted oats.



Add the wheat germ and dried fruit to the mix. And stir

until everything is coated with the honey mixture.

Yum.... doesn't that look good?



Now that everything is mixed together, place in a greased

casserole baking dish.

Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees.



Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Cut it up into
bars or crumble it up into small clusters. I store my granola
in jars and keep it in the refrigerator.



Crumbly, crunchy, and filled with flavor.....

 


Granola can be put on yogurt, oatmeal, in muffins, or

just eaten by itself! Either way it is a delicious,

nutrient filled snack!