This easy homemade granola recipe only requires a few simple ingredients and comes together in just minutes. The best granola recipe is totally customizable with just the right amount of your favorite things like fruits, nuts, and seeds.

Granola is one of those great food staples that is both easy to make and versatile. You can eat it by the handful as a snack, sprinkle it on top of yogurt or oatmeal, or even use it as a makeshift cereal.

This easy homemade granola recipe only requires a few simple ingredients and comes together in just minutes. It’s totally customizable – so you can add your favorite fruits, nuts, and seeds.

So whether you’re stocking your pantry or looking for a healthy snack option, give this healthy homemade granola recipe a try!

Basic Ingredients for a Healthy Granola Recipe

Oats – Old fashioned whole oats are the base for granola. You will find pretty much every granola recipe starts off this way. Don’t buy quick oats, they aren’t the same and won’t work for this granola recipe.

Your Favorite Nuts – From here, you can add almonds, pecans, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, wheat germ,
sesame seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), cashews and more. 

Fats – To help your granola cook and crisp add a fat like butter, olive or coconut oil. 

More mix ins – After your granola has baked, you can add some dried fruit if you would like such as cranberries, raisins, banana chips, apple chips, coconut flakes, shredded coconut, chia seeds, etc. After your granola has cooled off you could mix in chocolate chips or cocoa powder.

Spices & Flavors – Spices and flavors give your granola some depth in flavor. Try cinnamon, pumpkin spice, brown sugar, almond extract, natural sweeteners like a cup of honey or pure maple syrup, etc. 

How to Make Your Own Granola

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F and line a large, rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper or a Silpat® baking mat. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the wet ingredients – maple syrup, and vanilla extract until combined. Add the oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, dates, cinnamon, and salt. Stir the oat mixture until the dry ingredients are lightly coated.
• Spread the granola mixture into an even layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Place the baking sheet into the pre-heated oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and give the granola a good stir.
• Return to oven and bake for a second time for another 10 minutes before stirring again. If necessary, return to oven for another 5 minutes or until the oats are golden brown. Do not overcook or the granola may become bitter.
• Remove from oven and let the granola cool completely to room temperature. The granola will become nice and crispy as it cools. Once cooled, serve with Greek yogurt and fresh blueberries or sliced bananas. Enjoy!

What to Eat with Granola

Homemade granola is a great snack for throughout the day

It’s a simple healthy breakfast with milk or fruit like fresh berries

Mix a half cup of good granola in with plain or vanilla greek yogurt and some fresh fruit.

Use your granola to make a homemade trail mix or homemade granola bars.

Your favorite homemade granola recipe is a great topping to yogurt bark.

Top a fruit crisp such as apple or peach with some granola. 

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Homemade Granola Recipe

Yield: About 6 cups

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

This easy homemade granola recipe only requires a few simple ingredients and comes together in just minutes. The best granola recipe is totally customizable with just the right amount of your favorite things like fruits, nuts, and seeds.

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Ingredients

• 3 T. unsalted butter, melted

• 3 T. pure maple syrup

• 1 t. pure vanilla extract

• 1¼ c. rolled oats

• ¼ c. slivered almonds
• 
¼ c. sunflower seeds

• 1 t. ground cinnamon

• ¼ t. salt

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375°F and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat® baking mat.
2. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the melted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until combined.
4. Add the oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, and salt.
5. Stir until the dry ingredients are lightly coated in the butter mixture.
6. Spread the granola into a thin, uniform layer.
7. Place the baking sheet into the pre-heated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and give the granola a good stir.
9. Return to oven and bake for another 10 minutes before stirring again.
10. If necessary, return to oven for another 5 minutes or until the oats are golden brown.
11. Do not overcook or the granola may become bitter.
12. Remove your granola from the oven and cool completely.
13. The granola will become nice and crispy as it cools.

Notes

Serve your homemade granola with yogurt, oatmeal or as a snack!

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