Date granola
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Rolled oats (312 g) |
| ½ | cup | Wheat germ (60 g) |
| ½ | cup | Chopped pitted (118 ml) dates, softened in 1/4 cup hot water (59 ml) |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sesame seeds (30 ml) |
| 3 | tablespoons | Blanched almonds, chopped (45 ml) |
Directions
SOURCE: The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook by Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D., and Frances Towner Giedt, copyright 1993. ISBN#0-553-08760-6.
Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.
Naturally sweet, this granola is also delicious sprinkled over plain nonfat yogurt.
Preheat oven to 325 F (165C). Combine all ingredients in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze individual portions in zip-lock bags for longer storage.
PER ½ Cup (118 ml) serving: calories 220, protein 8 g, carbohydrate 36 g, fat 6 g, calories from fat 24%, dietary fiber 1 g, cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 4 mg, potassium 321 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 2 bread/starch, 1 fat.