Low-Fat Granola

9 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts (2 1/2 lb.) regular rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unprocessed bran (optional)
  • 1/4 cup salad oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped dried apples, apricots, peaches, pears, or prunes
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
  • 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

  1. 1
    Place half the oats, sugar, and bran in each of 2 baking pans, 10 by 15 inches. With your hands, crumble sugar and mix ingredients well.
  2. 2
    In a 1- to 2-quart pan over medium heat, stir oil, honey, and vanilla until bubbly. Pour half the hot mixture into each baking pan and mix well.
  3. 3
    Bake, uncovered, in a 350° oven. After 10 minutes, stir granola mixture. If using 1 oven, switch pan positions. Continue baking until oats are lightly toasted, about 10 minutes more.
  4. 4
    Stir in dried fruit, cranberries, and crystallized ginger, breaking up any clumps. Bake until oats are crisp, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Stir. Let cool 5 minutes and stir again. When cool, serve or store in an airtight container up to 1 month.
  5. 5
    Nutritional analysis per 3/4 cup.

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