Healthy Serving:
Granola
Ingredients:
- 2 cups old fashioned dry oats (5-minute cooking oats are best)
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ½ cup honey, maple syrup or a combination of the two
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ cup raisins
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 F.
Put the 2 cups old-fashioned dry oats in a bowl. Mix in the salt. Make a well in the center of the oats. Pour the honey, extra virgin olive oil and the cinnamon into the well. Mix thoroughly. A fork is the easiest way to mix the ingredients. The mixture will be sticky. Mix in the almonds. Spread on a jellyroll sheet using a fork to evenly spread out the mixture.
Bake for 15 minutes. Stir with a fork to separate the mixture. Bake another 5-8 minutes or until golden brown. Keep on eye on it, as the mixture can burn quickly. Remove from the oven. Use a fork to separate the mixture from the pan. Move the mixture to a clean, cool cookie sheet to cool. If you allow it to cool on the pan that you have cooked it on, it will harden and be difficult to remove. Add the raisins when it is cool. Store cooled granola in an airtight container.
Makes about 4 cups or 12 servings at 1/3 cup per serving
Calories:
- Total calories per recipe with nuts (about 4 cups): 2,160
- Calories with nuts per 1/3 cup serving: 180
This recipe is courtesy of Mary Flynn, PhD, registered dietitian at The Miriam Hospital and co-author of Low Fat Lies. Flynn developed "Mary's Meals," recipes based on a plant-based, olive oil diet. Mary's Meals are served in The Miriam Hospital cafeteria.
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