Sugar Free Granola

Submitted by Mac3638

"This is a delicious refined sugar free granola recipe that will last as a quick and easy snack to pick up on your way out of your door, in school lunches, etc. Even with no refined sugars, though, many "healthy" granolas will have a lot of honey, etc. This .granola has only 5.5 grams of sugar per serving."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 cups
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup raisins
• 5 cups oats
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup melted coconut oil

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place the almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins and oats into a large baking dish. Add the cinnamon and ground ginger and mix to combine.
3. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil with applesauce and pour the mixture over the nuts. Mix well to coat.
4. Place the baking dish into a preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes to one hour or until the liquid is evaporated and the nuts and oats are golden. Make sure to stir the granola every 15 minutes to ensure that it cooks evenly. Also, keep in mind that if you reduce the amount of ingredients, the granola will bake faster.
5. Take the baking dish out of the oven and let the granola cool completely.
6. Store in a glass container with a tight lid in a cool dark place.