Ridiculously easy Granola and it's low-fat too!

I found the inspiration for this recipe from this Bon a petit recipe.  However, I've made quite a few changes that reduce the fat and sugar content.  

www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2010/06/everyday_granola

Ingredients:

• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup coarsely chopped cashews
• 3 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

**original recipe calls for pecans, but I only had cashews on hand, and these are lower in fat anyway.  Also, recipe called for unsweetened coconut, which unless you want to make a special trip to Whole Foods or an Asian grocery it is per hard to find.  So I didn't add it, and you know what, coconut is about ten grams of ft per serving....so that also lowers the fat content as well.

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Directions:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Mix first 7 ingredients in large bowl. 
  
  
  Stir honey and oil in saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth. Pour honey mixture over oat mixture; toss. 
  
  
  Spread on prepared sheet. Bake until golden, stirring every 10 minutes, about 25-30 minutes. 
  
  
  Store in airtight container.
  
  

1 serving=1/4 cup (20 servings per batch). Nutrition info is below (I calculated it using spark people).

**Original recipe says to add 1cup of any dried fruit after the granola cools, I did not (this decreases the sugar content quite a bit.  However, if you go for the fruit I still think 1 cup is over kill. Try 1/3 cup of craisins, raisins or chopped dates instead.

Original recipe: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2010/06/everyday_granola#ixzz2ZobtGP00

Before placing granola in oven:

After taking granola out of oven:

This was after 25 mins stirring every ten minutes.

And now for the food porn...

Verdict...it is super tasty and crunchy.  You can eat it solo, sprinkle over yogurt, or make your own fancy breakfast cereal and mix it it with Cheerios or cornflakes.

1 serving=1/4 cup (20 servings per batch)

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