Heart Healthy Homemade Granola

Try making this Heart Healthy Homemade Granola for your next breakfast. This healthy granola is a great way to start eating healthy from the second you wake up in the mornings. It is high in fiber and low in sugar, which will keep you full without the guilt of being high in calories. Try mixing this easy homemade granola with your next yogurt and you will never want to eat yogurt plain again. This is the perfect snack that is healthy and tasty. Try making this low fat homemade granola today.

Notes

Brown rice syrup is a liquid sweetener with the consistency of honey and a slight butterscotch flavor. It’s made by combining barley malt and brown rice and cooked until all the starch has turned to simple sugars. It metabolizes slowly over several hours so is a perfect sweetener for athletes, students, and anybody who wants to avoid dramatic shifts in blood sugar levels. Baked goods made with brown rice syrup are crispy so it is excellent in granola and cookies. Available at specialty groceries and on line.

Ingredients

8 cups old fashioned rolled oats, thick cut if you can find them.
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/2 cup unsalted cashews
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup pecans
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup brown rice syrup
3/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Combine the dry ingredients and mix well. Place in large roasting pan.
Combine vegetable oil, brown rice syrup, honey and cinnamon in medium bowl. Pour over oat nut mixture and mix well.
Bake in a 300 degree over for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven when the mixture is a light golden brown.