Homemade Granola Recipe
Learn how to make a great base for granola, and you can make any flavor you love! This recipe makes approx a 1/2 gallon of granola.
Equipment
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 Wooden Spoon/Spatula
- 1 Pot for Stovetop
Ingredients
- 5 cups Rolled oats (not instant)
- 1.5 cups Any chopped nuts
- 1.5 cups Dried fruit
- 1/2 tablespoon Cinnamon (or pumpkin spice, chai, maple sugar, etc)
- 1/2 tablespoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Coconut oil
- 1/3 cup Maple syrup
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Nut butter of your choice (optional)
- 1 cup Any chocolate (optional)
Instructions
- Melt on the stove in a pot: coconut oil, maple syrup, brown sugar. If you're adding a nut butter, you can add a 1/2 cup of that now, also.
- In a large bowl, add oats, nuts, dried fruit, seasoning, salt. Mix up.
- Pour the melted stovetop mixture on the dry mixture. Mix well.
- Pour onto a parchment lined 1/2 sheet. Depending on your inclusions, you may spill onto a second 1/2 sheet.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 mins. Shuffle around every 10 mins. OR bake at about 250, if you don't want to babysit it as much. When you're happy with it, you can leave it in the oven to continue to dry without direct heat, or pull it out to cool.
- If you're using chocolate, add it when it's hot, cool, or somewhere in between. This part is really up to you. Adding it when it's hot will make a coating, adding it when it's in between will give you a coating and some chunks of chocolate, and if you add it when it's cool, you'll have visible chocolate pieces to enjoy. Or skip chocolate altogether!
- This granola will keep for weeks to months in an air tight container. Once you make this, you'll love coming up with new flavor ideas! You can also freeze this, if you want to keep it long term!