Saturday, January 23, 2010

Cook N Breakfast: Maple Nut Granola




I have been promising Simon that I would make some homemade granola for a while now. This month's Martha Stewart Food magazine has a great recipe for a lower fat, maple syrup sweetened granola that fit the bill.


I am a big fan of Fage Greek yogurt. If you haven't tried this yet, you must! It is available at Trader Joe's and I am seeing it in more and more stores lately. I think this granola will accompany that nicely.


Maple Nut Granola

3.5 cups of rolled oats
1/4 c of chopped pecans
1/4 c of chopped almonds
5 t canola oil
5T real maple syrup*
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 t salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Spread onto rimmed ungreased cookie sheet and place in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet halfway through cooking.

Cool completely before serving.

*real maple syrup tastes 10000x better than the imitation "mrs butterworth" or "log cabin" varieties that contain high fructose corn syrup. If you have never tried the real stuff, I encourage you to do this. It is a healthy alternative sweetener .

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Unknown said...

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy