Time
50 min
Serving
10 persons
Calories
272
After searching for a healthier granola recipe, I tweaked a few to lessen the sugar. I use seeds instead of nuts due to allergies. Still very crunchy, delicious, and satisfying! Change the dried fruit to fit your tastes (blueberries, cherries, cranberries, apricots, etc.).
Ingredients
- thick-cut oatmeal: 3 cups
- hulled sunflower seeds: 0.5 cup
- hulled pumpkin seeds: 0.33333 cup
- sesame seeds: 2 Tbsp
- flax seeds: 2 Tbsp
- wheat germ: 1 Tbsp
- dried cherries: 1 cup (chopped)
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
- unsweetened applesauce: 0.66667 cup
- pure maple syrup: 0.33333 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Combine oatmeal, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, wheat germ, chopped dried cherries, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
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Mix applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla in a separate bowl.
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Pour applesauce mixture over the oatmeal mixture; mix until evenly coated.
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Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets; smooth into a single thin layer.
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Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes, stir gently to turn, and continue cooking until crisp and golden brown, another 15 to 20 minutes.
