Light Fruit and Nut Granola

A delicious granola without the fat can be made with spelt, flax seeds, and pecans!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 379 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups rolled oats
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• ¼ cup diced dried apricots
• ½ cup spelt flour
• 3 tablespoons flax seeds, ground

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Toss the rolled oats, spelt flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, canola oil, applesauce, maple syrup, dried apricots, pecans and ground flax seed together in a bowl, and mix well. Spread the granola mixture on the lined baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake for 20 minutes, stir the granola, then bake for another 15 minutes until dry. Cool completely before serving.