Posted by Bonnie Rogers on 8/4/2014 to
Healthy Recipes
Have you ever gone to the store to get granola for your family and looked at the labels? You might as well be buying candy for them unless that is what you mean to do. Most of the granola out there is loaded with sugar. When I look at some of these labels I laugh and think, these people might as well be giving their children sugar cereal instead of what they think is a healthier choice.
After trying many recipes, I've found that my favorite is the following. It's very low in sugar and quite yummy. I made some today to show you the process. I recommend that when you make it you make a lot at once as it doesn't take any longer to make a larger quanitity and it stores quite well.Ingredients: ( I recommend you purchase all organic, but the choice is yours)

1 cup hazelnuts
1 cup walnuts
1 cup almonds
1-2 cups dried fruit - for this recipe I used a combination of raisins, dried cranberries and gogi berries
1 1/2 cups white grape juice
2 tablespoons raw honey
Step one : place the whole oats in a bowl

Step 3 - mix the nuts in the bowl with the oats. Pour some of the grape juice over the mixture and use your hands to mix it so that its not mushy but its just moist. Add the honey at this point also, (it's not necessary but a tasty addition, you can substitute maple syrup if you like or leave it out completely) You may need the entire amount of the grape juice and even a little more (it's not an exact science)

Step 5: mix the dried fruit in and store in a glass container if you can - zip lock bags always work in a pinch.
Step 6: Enjoy. For lunch today I had granola over some delicious whole milk yogurt.

If you're gluten free like I am, just make sure to use gluten free oats, everything else is great. If you or someone in your family is allergic to nuts, try just using seeds in it. This is why making your own granola is terrific, you can customize it for you.
2 Comments
Cindy
Date
8/5/2014
Thanks for this recipe – this is a good summer treat.
Tricia Pine
Date
8/14/2014
Ok! I am so making this! My husband likes this Quaker Oak granola and I know it is not good for him… I will give this a shot. Thank you! Can’t wait to see what he thinks :)