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Cherry-Almond
Snack Mix
(79 calories)
p r e p :
10 minutes
b a k e:
30 minutes
o v e n :
300°F
cool:
20 minutes
INGREDIENTS
4
cups sweetened or brown sugar-
flavoured oat square cereal
/
cup sliced almonds
2
tbsp butter, melted
V2
tsp apple pie spice made from
powdered cinnamon, nutmeg, clove,
dried ginger, and all spice in the ratio
3:1:1:1:2
1
cup dried cherries and/or raisins
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 300°F. In a 15x10x1
inch baking pan, combine cereal and
almonds. In a small bowl, stir together
melted butter, apple pie spice, and a dash
of salt. Drizzle butter mixture over cereal
mixture; toss gently to evenly coat cereal
and almonds.
2. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until almonds
are toasted, stirring once. Cool snack mix
in pan on a wire rack for
20
minutes.
3. Stir in dried cherries. Cool completely.
Store tightly covered at room temperature
for up to
1
week.
Makes 20
(V4
cup) servings.
Per Serving: 79
cal, 3 gm total fat
(lgmsat
fat), 3 mg chol, 60 mg sodium, 12 gm carb,
1 gm fibre,
1
gm pro.
Herbed Soya Beans
(75 calories)
p r e p :
10 minutes
b a k e:
5 minutes
o v en :
350°F
INGREDIENTS
250 gm dry roasted soya beans
(2
cups)
1
V2
tsp dried thyme, crushed
yA
tsp garlic salt
%
to%
tsp Kashmiri mirch powder
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread
roasted soya beans in an even layer in
a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Combine
thyme, garlic salt, and mirch powder in
a small bowl. Sprinkle the soya beans
with the thyme mixture. Bake for 5
minutes or just until heated through,
shaking pan once. Cool completely.
Makes 16 (2 tbsp) servings.
Per Serving: 75
cal, 3 gm total fat
(1
gm
sat fat), 0 mg chol, 17 mg sodium, 4 g>?i
carb, 3gm fibre, 7 gm pro.
