Light Fruit and Nut Granola Recipe
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Light Fruit and Nut Granola

By: GinetteB 
"A delicious granola without the fat can be made with spelt, flax seeds, and pecans!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup spelt flour
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup diced dried apricots
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons flax seeds, ground

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Toss the rolled oats, spelt flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, canola oil, applesauce, maple syrup, dried apricots, pecans and ground flax seed together in a bowl, and mix well. Spread the granola mixture on the lined baking sheet.
  3. Bake for 20 minutes, stir the granola, then bake for another 15 minutes until dry. Cool completely before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 379 | Total Fat: 15.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2008 by Scotdog Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love this granola! It's delicious. I didn't have the spelt flour so I used ww pastry. Only...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2008 by larkspur   view full review
This recipe has great potential, but something was missing. I made it with the spelt flour,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2011 by CC♥'s2bake   view full review
I totally appreciate a recipe that can cut fat yet doesn't sacrifice much, if anything. This...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2009 by blackscrapcat   view full review
Great recipe, a favorite at our house. I generally cut the sugar in half, especially since I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2011 by mostlymango   view full review
It was SO GOOD. I didn't have apricots, spelt, or flax, so I substituted dried cranberries,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2011 by SLJ6   view full review
Yum! I didn't have spelt ....so I upped the ground flax seed to 1/2c.....added walnuts and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2011 by AUTUMNFIRE71   view full review
This was excellent. I added dried cranberries to the mix and substituted slivered almonds for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2011 by PACEZOO2000   view full review
This was amazing. Who would have thought something so easy could be so good. A winner with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2011 by ToLiveIsChrist   view full review
This granola is great and very simple to make! Our almost three-year-old daughter and I had...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 8, 2011 by mominml   view full review
Love that I can make granola low fat!!! This was a great, easy recipe that would be wonderful...

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