Description
Forget store-bought! This Homemade Granola is so delicious you’ll never want to have store-bought granola again. You can totally customize it with all your favorite granola add-ins and anything you have at home in the pantry!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (you can also use shredded coconut)
- 1/3 cup raw pecans, chopped
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper (you can also use two medium-sized ones)
- Mix the oats, coconut, and pecans in a large bowl. Add the maple syrup, oil, vanilla, and salt
- Mix well, so all the ingredients are evenly coated with the oil and maple syrup
- Spread evenly on the baking sheet to form one single, thin layer ( you might need to bake it in two baking sheets)
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes so the granola cooks evenly
- Let it cool slightly and add the cranberries. Let it cool completely and store in an airtight container
Notes
How to customize your granola:
- Nuts: Use raw nuts like pecans, cashews, almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts.
- Seeds: Flax seeds (use regular or golden or a combination of the two), chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds
- Dried fruit: cranberries, raisins, pineapple, mango, or blueberries are all tasty. Just add them after the granola is cooked so they don’t burn in the oven.
- For a nut-free granola use seeds like sunflower, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), or chia
- Coconut: Use shredded unsweetened coconut or coconut flakes
- Chocolate chips: use dark, milk or white chocolate chips, just make sure you added them once the granola is cooked and has cooled
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 154
- Sugar: 3.3
- Sodium: 4.6
- Fat: 7.4
- Saturated Fat: 2.8
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18.7
- Fiber: 2.2
- Protein: 2.3
- Cholesterol: 0