Homemade granola can be a nutritious and delicious start to your morning or a healthy treat. We've tried the store-bought brands and found that they're full of fillers, useless ingredients, and high in sugar and unhealthy fats and oils. And if that isn't enough to turn you off, a small box costs a fortune in comparison to what you get. You'll find that this is the ultimate healthy homemade granola. You can make it to your taste and you can also make this granola recipe either clumpy or loose. It's your call. We promise that you'll love this easy recipe.
For this recipe, you will need old-fashioned oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, walnuts, ground flax seed, whole flax seed, sea salt, maple syrup, organic honey, brown sugar, coconut oil, cinnamon, vanilla, dried fruit (your choice).
Do you like granola? We do! So much so that we make it in bulk. We've bought different brands, different flavors, different combinations. But we found something lacking. Taste? Beh! Texture? Ho-Hum!
We decided to experiment with homemade granola recipes.
Requirements for our Homemade Granola.
- it's an easy recipe.
- it's nutritious.
- the texture has clumps and clusters.
- be able to store.
We ended with this healthy homemade granola recipe { not bragging} that is by far the best we've tasted.
How to make Healthier Granola.
It's all about the ingredients. They are simple to find and the combination is delicious. Here is an overview:
- old-fashioned oats.
- wheat germ.
- oat bran.
- sunflower seeds
- almonds, pecans, walnuts
- flax -- ground and whole.
- cinnamon
- honey, maple syrup, brown sugar (this you can control how much).
- cinnamon.
- vanilla.
- extra virgin coconut oil.
- raisins or any other dried fruit you like.
Don't be afraid of the fat in this easy granola recipe. The extra virgin coconut oil we use is not only good for your tummy it's also excellent for your skin and hair.
You can add more of what you like or eliminate what's not to your taste. We always stress making whatever recipe we post your way. Just try to keep amounts the same.
Your regular grocery store should have all the ingredients. If not, a Whole Market, Trader Joes, or Fresh Thyme would.
A Nutritious and Easy Homemade Granola.
Once you have the ingredients ready, combine the dry ones in a large bowl and put them in a large baking sheet that you spritzed with vegetable spray.
Heat the honey coating in a deep pan until it is bubbly.
Let it cook for about 2 minutes making sure you stir it all the time. You don't want it to bubble over.
Pour the hot liquid slowly over the dry ingredients. Stir until it is thoroughly mixed.
We put the coated ingredients in a 13X19 Wilton pan that was sprayed with vegetable oil. Bake in a preheated 300F oven for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring the granola every 20 minutes.
Let the granola cool undisturbed on a cooling rack. This will give you the nice granola chunks.
Add the dried fruit once the homemade granola is cool. If you put the fruit in when the ingredients are hot, you'll have dried pebbles.????
The fruit gets really hard. And yes, we've done it and it does get that hard.
Once you make your own homemade granola you'll discover how easy it is and you won't want to purchase the flavorless boxed variety again. Guaranteed!
Homemade granola is a terrific gift to give any time of year. Think of teacher's gifts, Christmas, or even neighbors. This recipe makes a huge batch and it freezes beautifully.
What is the difference between muesli and granola?
Although both kinds of cereal are made up grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Muesli is unbaked while granola is baked along with a fat and sweetener that binds the ingredients together.
You can serve muesli cold or hot while granola is always served cold. Muesli is popular in Europe while granola is very popular in North America.
We hope you give this easy homemade granola a try and please let us know how you made it and what you did to make it "your way."
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The Healthier Way: Easy Homemade Granola
This is the ultimate healthy homemade granola recipe. The ingredients are all natural and good for you. Start your day with this nutritious cereal or use it as a snack. It travels well. Take it camping or put it in the lunchbox. If you don't like it clumpy, you can make it loose so that it blends in better with your yogurt or milk. Make extra and you can give this nutritious granola as gifts. Freeze it and you'll have great tasting homemade granola for a long time -- or at least until it's gone.
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The Healthier Way - Easy Homemade Granola
Ingredients
- 8 cups Old Fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups wheat germ
- 1 ½ cups oat bran
- 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- ½ cup whole flax seed
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 cup extra virgin coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups raisins or any other dried fruit that you like
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300F. Spray a large baking sheet with vegetable oil. We used a 13 X 19 Wilton baking sheet. You can use two baking sheets and evenly divide the ingredients between the two.
- Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, flax, almonds, pecans, and walnuts in a large bowl.
- Stir together the salt, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, extra virgin coconut oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a deep saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat until it is bubbly and then cook two minutes more. Pour the liquid slowly over the dry ingredients and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheet/sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir every 20 minutes. It should turn a golden brown. Cool the granola on a cooling rack, once it is cool stir in the dried fruit. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- We keep the granola in an airtight container in the freezer and it stays very fresh tasting.
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