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Homemade Granola

Elevate your breakfast game with your own irresistible homemade granola
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 cups (1 cup serving)
Calories 561 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 5½ cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • 1 cup Sliced almonds
  • ¼ cup Flax seed Or Flaxseed Meal
  • ⅔ cup Shredded Coconut
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ cup Real maple syrup or light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup Honey
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 1½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ⅔ cup Dried Cranberries Or dried fruit of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Combine all the dry ingredients, except the coconut and fruit in a large bowl
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, add the maple syrup, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt until the mixture starts to bubble. Add the baking soda. The mixture will immediately bubble more and increase in volume. Turn off heat.
  • Pour over dry ingredients and mix well, making sure all ingredients are well coated.
  • Pour onto the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread to the edges. Press lightly over the entire surface to make it all flat.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until mixture is golden, rotating the pan halfway.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely, undisturbed. Do not stir until completely cool.
  • Meanwhile, toast the coconut on a separate sheet pan until golden brown, about 5-8 minutes. Don't let the coconut get too brown. Remove from the oven and Sprinkle on top of the cooling oat mixture.
  • When the oat mixture is completely cool, break up the oat/coconut mix into smaller chunks and add the dried fruit and any other ingredients you want to add* (see notes).
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks. You can also freeze it up to 3 months. Let it warm to room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Substitutions:

The possibilities are endless!  Use your imagination and what you have in your pantry.  Make it different every time!!

OATS:  Use Old Fashioned Oats, not quick oats for heart healthy, whole grain nutrition
NUTS OR SEEDS:  Pecans, Walnuts, chopped Cashews, Peanuts, Pistachios, Macadamia nuts, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Pepitas, Whole Flax Seeds
OIL/BUTTER:  Unsalted Butter, Unrefined Coconut Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Avocado Oil
SWEETENERS: Light Brown Sugar, Real Maple Syrup, Honey, Brown Rice Syrup
SALT•SPICE•EXTRACTS: If you are not using Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, reduce salt to 3/4 teaspoon.  Ground Cinnamon, Ground Ginger, Cloves, Allspice, Nutmeg.  Vanilla Extract, Almond Extract
DRIED FRUIT: Dried Cranberries, Dried Cherries, Raisins, Chopped Dried Apricots, Chopped Dates, Dried Bananas, Dried Apples, Dried Blueberries, Dried Strawberries
OPTIONAL MIX-INS: Orange Zest, Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 561kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 11gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 397mgFiber: 10gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 356IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Granola, Homemade Granola
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