Healthy Granola for Breakfast

Granola is a real healthy choice for breakfast if you bake it yourself. That's because you can control the amount of sugar & fat in your very own homemade granola. You won't believe how simple it is. For flavor, I love to use maple syrup instead of sugar.

The granola is great with milk & fresh fruit (fibers) for breakfast. Or you can even serve it as a mini snacks between meal. Since this is heavily loaded with the cinnamon spices, I find it really delicious with apples. If you don't like milk (cow milk), you can replace it with soy or rice milk.


Granola recipes adapted from Michael Smith (Chef at Home) with modification

Ingredients

• 4 cups rolled oats
• ½ cup wheat bran
• ½ cup wheatgerm
• ½ cup flax meal
• ½ cup walnut / pecan pieces
• ½ cup slivered Almonds
• 1/2 cup sesame
  
• ½ cup sunflower seed
• ½ cup Sunflower Oil
• ½ cup Honey/brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
  
• 1 cup Raisin/any other dried fruits
  

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Toss the oats, grains, nuts and seeds together in a large bowl.
3. Gently heat the oil, honey and cinnamon together in a small saucepan, whisking well. Pour the hot mixture over the oat mixture. Stir well to coat and then pour onto a baking sheet or two forming a thin even layer.
4. Bake for 10 minutes or so. Stir well and continue to bake, checking every few minutes and stirring until the granola is golden and crispy. Let cool and then stir in raisins.