I've haven't been able to find any low carb granola recipes, so I thought I would devise my own. I'm tired of paying big $ for Grams's Gourmet, although kudos to Gram for a great product.

So far, I've come up with the following ingredient list - all suggestions are appreciated!!

pumpkin kernels
sunflower seeds
sliced almonds
unsweetened coconut
flax meal
chopped pecans
maybe some whey powder

mixed and toasted with -

coconut oil or butter
touch of Splenda and cinnamon?

Thanks in advance for your ideas. I will post the final recipe.

barefoot


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I always use wheat bran and/or oat bran and steel-cut or just slow cooking granola which is very low G.I and and I think is a good source of natural magnesium. I add whole flax seeds as well as the meal for some extra texture. I toss it with SF DaVinci syrup. The syrup flavour depends on my mood, English Toffee, Pancake (maple), Toasted Marshmallow, the strawberry might be good too!

Good luck with your recipe!
Lily

I use:

1 c sliced almonds
1 c textured vegetable protein, aka TVP (available at health food stores)
1/2 c rolled oats
1/2 c unsweetened coconut
6 tbsp Atkins maple syrup
large pinch kosher salt

Toss all ingredients together. Spread in a shallow baking pan and toast 1 hour 30 minutes at 200, stirring every 15 minutes.

Recipe makes 6 1/2 c servings. Per serving:

Calories: 219
Fat: 13g
Protein: 13g
Total Carbs: 14g
Fiber: 6g
Net Carbs: 8g

This is more maintenance-oriented, but you can cut the carbs down to something more suitable for OWL by substituting for the rolled oats, which account for 4g of the 8g net carbs per serving. I'd probably do a quarter-cup of flax meal and another quarter-cup of coconut, but some of the other things on your list would probably be good too.