Easy Homemade Granola
Easy Homemade Granola is delicious, crunchy, customizable, and made without refined sugars or artificial ingredients. Make a batch today for breakfast, parfaits, or a quick snack. Perfect to take along on hiking or camping adventures or give as gifts.
Equipment
- Half sheet baking sheet 18"x13"x1"
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole oats
- ½ cup shelled sunflower seeds (or seed of your choice)
- ½ cup sliced almonds (or nut of choice)
- ⅔ cup roughly chopped pecans (or walnuts or other nut of choice)
- ½ cup unsweetened, flaked coconut
- 1 cup raisins (or dried fruit of choice)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- If using raisins, add them to a small bowl or liquid measuring cup. Cover with boiling water to plump them up. Or cover with water and microwave 1 minute 30 seconds. Set aside.
- Add oats to a large mixing bowl.
- Add seeds, nuts, coconut, cinnamon, and sea salt to the oats.
- Stir to mix ingredients well.
- Drain raisins and pat dry. Add raisins, honey, maple syrup, coconut oil, and extracts to the oat mixture.
- Spread evenly over parchment lined sheet. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool completely on baking sheet. Granola crisps more as it cools. Store in airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
