Saturday, April 16, 2011

Crunchy Honey-Vanilla Granola

4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup wheat bran
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  1. Preheat oven to 325*F.  Lightly oil a large rimmed baking sheet
  2. Combine oats, wheat bran, coconut, walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon in a large bowl, and stir well.
  3. Stir honey, oil, milk and vanilla in small saucepan over low heat until mixture fizzes around the edges. Pour over oat mixture and stir well.
  4. Spread onto prepared baking sheet. Bake about 25min until lightly browned, stirring often. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and cool undisturbed until room temperature. Break up and store in large container at room temperature upto a month.
Makes about 8 cups.

1/2 cup serving
270 Calories  *  15g fat  * 0mg cholesterol  *  5g protein  *  33g Carbs  * 4g Fiber  * 150mg sodium