Homemade Granola
This healthy homemade granola recipe is packed with oats, coconut, pecans and spices. The crunchy granola clusters are the best!
Ingredients
- 4-5 cups rolled old fashioned oats
- ⅔ cup melted coconut oil , or canola oil
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup light brown sugar , can sub honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/2-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup coconut , flakes or chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I prefer a mix of cashews, almonds or pecans)
Optional mix in's: pumpkin seeds and dried fruit
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line or grease a 15x18 jelly roll pan and set aside.
- Combine. Mix 4 cups old-fashioned oats, melted coconut oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, coconut and nuts in a large bowl and stir until combined. Add 1/2 cup more oats if there's liquid in bottom. Spread granola mixture out evenly onto pan.
- Bake. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and stir and then press oats down with a spatula. Put back in the oven for 7-10 more minutes for a chewy granola. For a crunchier granola, stir and press down again. Then cook additional 5 minutes. The granola will harden more as it cools, so be careful not to burn. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Store. Store granola in an airtight container.
Notes
Optional add-in's:
- chocolate chips (wait to add until after baking)
- chopped dried fruit (I love to add the dried golden berries or wild blueberries from Trader Joe's)
- extra nuts such as macadamia nuts
- chia seeds
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup, Calories: 163kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 51mg, Potassium: 78mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 12mg, Iron: 0.8mg
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
