Low Fat Cranberry-orange Granola With Coconut And Almonds

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup flax seed
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 3 tablespoons light butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup natural almonds, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275.
• 2 mix oats and flax seed in a large bowl.
• 3 combine syrup, marmalade, butter, extract and salt. pour over oat mixture and stir until all oats are well coated.
• 4 turn out into two parchment-lined baking sheets. bake for 30-45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until oats are lightly browned.
• 5 add almonds, stir, and bake 10 minutes more.
• 6 add coconut, stir, and bake 10 minutes more.
• 7 continue checking, stiring, and baking 5-10 minutes longer until almonds and coconut are toasted and oats are a rich golden brown.
• 8 remove from oven and cool on baking pans.
• 9 stir in cranberries and store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.