Do you love Granola but hate how high in points it is per serving? This Low Point Granola has all the flavor without all the high calories or points. This low point granola recipe is the perfect base recipe for a delicious cereal, snack or even as a topping to your favorite yogurt parfait.
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According to Wikipedia, Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts, honey or other sweeteners such as brown sugar, and sometimes puffed rice, that is usually baked until it is crisp, toasted and golden brown. Granola, particularly if it includes flax seeds, is often used to improve digestion. Granola is often eaten in combination with yogurt, honey, fresh fruit (such as bananas, strawberries or blueberries), milk or other forms of cereal. It can be eaten as a cereal, as a snack, or added to yogurt, or as a topping for desserts.
This Low Point Granola recipe is very versatile and can be used as a base. You may substitute the sliced almonds for your favorite add ins such as: chopped pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, cocoa powder, flax seeds, dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, etc.) or even some no sugar added chocolate chips. ( Be sure to sprinkle the chocolate chips after cooking to avoid melting. )
Old Fashioned Oats: help make the granola texture chewy and delicious.
Fat/Butter/ Peanut Butter:
It important to add a little bit of fat to this recipe to help bind the oats together. I use either a low point peanut butter ( such as Jif Whips Peanut Butter which is lower in points) or Land O’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil. I don not recommend substituting the butter or peanut butter for peanut butter powder since the powder doesn’t contain the necessary fat content to help as a binding agent. You may substitute the peanut butter for a light butter if you do not prefer a peanut butter flavor to the granola.
Egg White:
The key to getting this granola to cluster is using an egg white. The farming egg white is used as a binding agent and helps bind the old fashioned oats during the cooking process.
Nuts:
Adding 5 Tbsp almonds nuts adds a little crunch to this granola. Nuts are among the healthiest foods you can eat. They have various impressive health benefits and can even help you lose weight. You may substitute the slivered or sliced almonds for your favorite kind of nut.
Honey/sugar free syrup/brown sugar substitute/vanilla or almond extract:
Honey is used to help create natural sweetness. Honey does contain sugar and can be quite high in points so I like to combine it with a sugar free syrup, extract, and brown sugar substitute which helps create a sweetness while keeping the points down.
To make this low point granola you will:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl combine, oats, brown sugar substitute, almonds or nuts of your choice, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until well combined.
In a small, separate bowl, melt the Jif whips peanut butter or light butter in the microwave for 30 seconds then add honey, sugar free syrup, and vanilla together. Whisk until well combined.
In a separate bowl, using a hand beater, beat the egg white until it becomes foamy.
Pour the foamy egg into peanut butter mixture. Whisk until well combined. Drizzle mixture over the oat mixture.
Stir until all the oats have been well combined.
Using a spatula spread it out in an even layer.
Using the spatula pack it gently down.
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Let it cool before breaking into clumps.
Serve as a cereal, snack, on top of your favorite dessert,
or on top of yogurt.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking oats ( I use Trader Joe’s organic old-fashioned oats)
- 5 Tbsp sliced almonds
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 5 Tbsp Jif whips creamy peanut butter or Land o’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp sugar free syrup ( I recommend Mrs. Butterworth’s sugar free syrup)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar substitute ( I use Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener)
- 1 egg white
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl combine, oats, brown sugar substitute, almonds or nuts of your choice, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until well combined.
- In a small, separate bowl, melt the Jif whips peanut butter or light butter in the microwave for 30 seconds then add honey, sugar free syrup, and vanilla together. Whisk until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, using a hand beater, beat the egg white until it becomes foamy.
- Pour the egg white into the peanut butter mixture. Whisk until well combined. Drizzle mixture over the oat mixture. Stir until all the oats have been well combined.
- Pour the granola mixture on the prepared baking sheet.
- Using a spatula spread it out in an even layer.
- Using the spatula pack it gently down.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Let it cool before breaking into clumps.
- Serve as a cereal, snack, on top of your favorite dessert or on top of a yogurt parfait.
Servings: Makes 12 ( 1/2 cup ) servings / 5 freestyle smart points per serving or 1/4 cup for 2 freestyle smart points
Notes:
- This low point granola can last up to 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Servings: Makes 12 ( 1/2 cup ) servings / 5 freestyle smart points per serving or 1/4 cup for 2 freestyle smart points
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 175 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 119mg Carbohydrates: 17g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3gLow Point Granola
Ingredients
Instructions
Servings: Makes 12 ( 1/2 cup ) servings / 5 freestyle smart points per serving or 1/4 cup for 2 freestyle smart points
Notes
Recommended Products
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 175 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 119mg Carbohydrates: 17g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3g
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