Low Fat Crunchy Granola

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar (i used a scant 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 8 cups rolled oats (old fashioned)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or 1 1/2 cups walnuts
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup oat bran
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup sunflower seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275º.
• 2 line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 combine brown sugar and water in a 4-cup microwave proof glass measuring cup or bowl.
• 4 place in microwave on high for 5 minutes and cook until sugar is completely dissolved.
• 5 remove from microwave, add vanilla and salt.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, wheat bran, oat bran, wheat germ, coconut, sunflower seeds, and brown sugar syrup mixture.
• 7 stir until thoroughly mixed.
• 8 spread the granola onto cookie sheets and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and crunchy.
• 9 stir every fifteen minutes.
• 10 (i use a very large stainless steel bowl instead of a cookie sheet) after baking you may add raisins, dates, or any other dried fruit.
• 11 yield 14 cups (before adding fruit).