Crunchy and Delicious Granola
"After searching for a healthier granola recipe, I tweaked a few to lessen the sugar. I use seeds instead of nuts due to allergies. Still very crunchy, delicious, and satisfying! Change the dried fruit to fit your tastes (blueberries, cherries, cranberries, apricots, etc.)."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Seed | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Flax Seed | 1 tbsp (10g) ground | 55 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 tbsp (20ml) | 52 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 cups thick-cut oatmeal
- 1/2 cup hulled sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup hulled pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon wheat germ
- 1 cup chopped dried cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract