Low-Fat Granola

Submitted by Neberanzan

"My mom makes this to put over low-fat vanilla yogurt and fruit. Very tasty!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1/2 cup
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 4 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 cups oats
• 2 cups walnuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Combine sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave safe dish and microwave for 5 minutes or until all sugar is dissolved.
3. Add vanilla and salt to sugar mixture.
4. Place oats and nuts in extra large mixing bowl.
5. Add sugar mixture into the oats and nuts and mix VERY thoroughly.
6. Spread on 2 cookie sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
8. Allow to cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Reviews

[WaterandTrees]

Living in northern Michigan, up here it's all about the cherries. The modifications I made to this wonderful recipe do alter it, and to my way of thinking - improve on it. I cut down the sugar by half, added flaked coconut, dried cherries and cut back on the vanilla, adding a couple of drops of Almond extract. Almonds were also used instead of Walnuts. Finally since I never use spray on anything (it gums up my pans), I lined my cookiesheet with parchment paper and put the granola on that. When it's done and cooled, you simply lift the parchment and pour into a container.

 

[Heather V.]

I used this on my first attempt at homemade granola and it was a hit! Since then, I'm going to guess that I've made this recipe around ten times. My boyfriend begs for this constantly. He doesn't want Whole Foods bulk bin granola anymore. I've added lots to this recipe, and my favorite things to add are other extracts, such as banana or almond, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, flax seeds, wheat germ, chopped-up dates (for the last five minutes), & any other dried fruits are great with it. I like it in yogurt, he likes it in milk. Thanks so much for creating the breakfast we've eaten so many times!

 

[Latviete]

I was looking for a low fat granola recipe and this is it! I followed the recipe but used 1 cup regular splenda and 1/2 cup brown sugar. The walnuts add the perfect touch. Next time I will add some maple flavoring.

 

[BKinVT]

This is very good, though I do decrease the total amt of sweetener and use a mix of honey and brown sugar. The first time I made this I found it to be too sweet. I also recommend adding in more dried fruit and nuts. Watch the cooking time too. Definitely keeper and worth repeating.

 

[fairestoneofall]

Loved this recipe! I only wish it would have "stuck" together a little better....maybe I'll try honey next time. I did swap the walnuts for almonds and pecans and added dried cranberries. Oh...so darn good. I made it as snacks for a trip we're taking in 3 days but not sure if it will last that long in my house!!!