This recipe for Crock-Pot Applesauce Granola is delicious and made with applesauce and your favorite nuts. It cooks quickly in the slow cooker without needing to heat up the oven. Eat for breakfast with milk, top your favorite yogurt or just munch on as a healthy snack!
Slow Cooker Applesauce Granola
This is a recipe from Fake Ginger that is cooked in the oven. I adjusted it a little to what I had on hand and cooked it in the slow cooker.
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Crock-Pot Applesauce Granola Recipe
Yes, you can make granola in your slow cooker! And this recipe for applesauce granola is a great recipe that tastes fantastic served with milk for breakfast or sprinkle some on your morning yogurt!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce (Store Bought Or Homemade Apple Sauce)
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 2 ½ Cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
- ½ Cup Unsalted Sunflower Seed Kernels
- ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
Instructions
- In a small pan on the stove-top, add applesauce, honey and vegetable oil.
- Cook on low heat until honey is melted.
- Add the remaining ingredient to a 6 quart or larger oval or round slow cooker OR a 3.5 quart casserole slow cooker. Stir everything well making sure the brown sugar is broken up.
- Add in liquid mixture to slow cooker and stir well making sure all of the dry ingredients are coated.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 1 to 2 hours, stirring periodically to prevent burning along the edges.
- Carefully transfer granola to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper or waxed paper and allow the granola to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
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Yum! I’m just wondering if quick oats will work for this or if I have to use the old fashioned kind?
Thanks! Just found your site and am having a hey-day! 🙂
Either will work. But quick oats is probably the best. It ends up being toasted in the end.
How many servings does the recipe make? How many calories per serving?
Do you mean oats instead of oatmeal in the ingredient list?
Yes LJ this recipe should read ‘oats” and not “oatmeal” I have edited the recipe to fix that. Thanks for points that out to us!
I made this as written in the recipe, but it unfortunately did not work out for me. The granola did not clump together, and never got crispy. I cooked for about an hour longer than recipe called for (about 3 hrs total), and made sure to cool completely on cookie sheet. Flavor is good, but I prefer my granola to be clumpy. This was just oatmeal. Maybe needs more liquid and/or fat? I may try the recipe ingredients, and bake in oven.