Snack

Danielle's BASIC Granola Base is for Snack.

Danielle's BASIC Granola Base takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Danielle's BASIC Granola Base takes 25 minutes to cook.

Danielle's BASIC Granola Base makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Danielle's BASIC Granola Base are:

1 ? c rolled oats
? c cut oats
? c raw sunflower seeds
1 c sliced almonds
? c wheat germ (OPTIONAL, on=mit for GF version)
? c honey
? c packed dark brown sugar
1 ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan
2 tsp vanilla extract
? tsp salt
6 ? ounces chopped dried fruit

Here is how you make Danielle's BASIC Granola Base:

Preheat oven to 350? F. Lightly butter a 9x9? glass baking dish.Combine the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ and spread evenly on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning and to evenly toast. In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved, consistently stirring slowly. Don?t let the mixture simmer or boil.Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300? F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. The mixture will seem slightly dry and hard to mix at first, but will stick together more as you mix. Don?t stop till fully combined, or you?ll get lumps and the cooled syrup will no longer soak into the oats. While still warm, turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish. You can use parchment paper on top and a slightly smaller pan to press the granola down evenly and firmly. Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and lightly score bars, without cutting all the way through. Cool completely in the pan. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container.Number of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DALEONAVI.

The nutritional information for Danielle's BASIC Granola Base is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 226.0

• Total Fat: 9.3 g
• Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
• Sodium: 85.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 5.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Danielle's BASIC Granola Base is Gluten Free