Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Low Fat Maple Banana Granola

Via K's Veg

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups oats
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • scant teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 small/medium mashed banana, very ripe
  • 1/8 cup agave syrup
  • 1/8 cup plus 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Optional: nuts, dried fruit...
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 F
Mix together oats, cinnamon, and salt.
In seperate bowl mix together oil, banana, syrups, sugars, and extract. 
Add wet to the dry and mix until coated.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper and transfer the mix, forming clumps with your hands if desired, but spreading over sheet. 
Cook for 15 minutes and then gently flip granola and cook for another 15 minutes
Repeat if needed. Should be golden brown.
Allow to cool 10-15 minutes and transfer to air tight container.

Notes - The less you toss the mix around, the more it will stay in bigger clumps, they will be failry soft if you keep the clumps too big.


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