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Ranch Granola
Ranch Granola
1 Review
From the EatingWell Kitchen
This healthful granola contains little oil or honey and has a lively orange-and-lemon flavor.
- By: EatingWell Test Kitchen
Ingredients 20 servings
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- 8 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup wheat bran
- ½ cup chopped almonds
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ cup apple juice
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 1½ tablespoons freshly grated orange zest, (about 1 orange)
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest, (about 1 lemon)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins or dates, (optional)
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- Preheat oven to 300°F. Combine oats, bran, almonds, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Heat apple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, oil, honey and orange and lemon zests in a small saucepan over medium heat until warm. Stir in vanilla. Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Spread mixture on two 11-by-16-inch baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Let cool and stir in raisins (or dates, if using).
- Make Ahead Tip: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
- Per serving: 242 calories; 7 g fat(1 g sat); 7 g fiber; 39 g carbohydrates; 7 g protein; 6 mcg folate; 0 mg cholesterol; 5 g sugars; 13 IU vitamin A; 5 mg vitamin C; 44 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 3 mg sodium; 240 mg potassium
- Carbohydrate Servings: 2½
- Exchanges: 2 starch, ½ fat
Reviews 1
February 22, 2013
By: EatingWell User
Yummy
This has such good flavor. We made a few changes as follows: sometimes use dried zest and add it to liquid, seems to work OK; let the raisins and dates (after cutting) sit out for several hours or a day so they don't clump when mixed into other ingredients; baking in 3 batches instead of 2 allows it to become more crunchy.
Pros: Flavorful and aromatic
Cons: Dried fruit clumps when mixed with other ingredients but there is a remedy
