Power Granola
Makes about 4 ¾ cups
Serving Size: About ½ cup

Nutrition facts, per serving:

• Calories:  196
• Fat:  6.8 (sat 0.7g, mono 2.2g, poly 3.3g)
• Protein: 4.1g
• Carbohydrate:  32.5 g
• Sodium:  5mg
• Fiber:  3.6g

Ingredients:

• 2 cups regular oats
• 1/3 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4cup slivered almonds
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cooking spray
• 1/3 cup dried blueberries or cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine orange juice, honey, and brown sugar in a small saucepan. 
3. Cook over medium heat just until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. 
4. Remove from heat; stir in oil an vanilla.
5. Pour honey mixture over oat mixture, stirring to coat. 
6. Spread mixture in a thin layer onto a jell-roll pan coated with cooking spray. 
7. Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes; stir well. 
8. Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. 
9. Spoon granola into a bowl; stir in dried cranberries. 
10. Cool completely.
11. Store completely cooled granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Reprinted from Cooking Light, May 2005