Low Fat Granola

Directions

1. 1
   Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, oat bran, flax seed meal, spices in a large bowl.
2. 2
   Combine the vegetable oil, orange juice in a large measuring cup and pour over the dry mixture.
3. 3
   Stir until completely mixed.
4. 4
   Spread the mixture out on to a large roasting pan (or 2 smaller cookie sheet), spreading evenly.
5. 5
   The cookie sheets will toast the
6. 6
   Preheat oven to 300.
7. 7
   Bake in oven for 25 - 35 minutes, stir once or twice, cooking until golden brown.
8. 8
   Add the dried fruit at the beginning of cooking if a chewier fruit is desired, otherwise, add the fruit and nuts towards the end of the cooking time.
9. 9
   Serve with low fat yogurt.
10. 10
    Note: Can use one or more of mixed dried fruit: dried blueberries, dried cranberries, raisins, and chopped dates.
11. 11
    Can use one or more of the mixed nuts: pistachios, cashews, peanuts and almonds
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    The cooking pans will determine how crisp the final product will turn out, so if spreading the granola out onto 2 or more pans, it will cook faster.