Homemade Granola (with No Refined Sugars!)
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Granola
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Serves: 4.5 cups
 
Ingredients
  • 7 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1½ cups of slivered almonds or chopped pecans
  • ½ cup shelled sunflower seeds
  • 1½ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 3 Tablespoons of cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups of no sugar added applesauce
  • ¼ cup honey
Preparation Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 275˚.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
  3. In another smaller mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Then add the wet to the dry and toss until the granola mixture is well coated. Use your hands and get dirty for best results. If the mixture seems to dry, you can add more applesauce but you want everything just coated, not soaking wet.
  4. Spread the mixture evenly on rimmed baking sheets, I used 3 sheets but how many you use will depend on the size, you want the granola about ½ inch thick or so.
  5. Bake the granola in the oven for about 40-50 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes so it browns evenly.
  6. Once sufficiently dry, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the trays.
  7. Once cool, store in a sealable container like a large mason jar.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2013/06/homemade-granola-with-no-refined-sugars/