Healthy Homemade Granola (Easy Flexible Recipe)

Inside: Get an easy homemade granola recipe that uses just a few basic ingredients. Easily adjust to nuts and seeds you already have.

Have you ever found yourself with full cupboards and a full refrigerator, and yet you still spend the usual amount at the grocery store each week?

When I find myself in this situation, I try to find ways to use every possibility so I can reduce my grocery bill and waste less food.

Homemade granola is a perfect way to reuse half-empty bags of nuts and seeds that are taking up space in your pantry. Ten minutes of practice and you’ll have breakfasts and yogurt dips for the next week or more.

This healthy homemade granola recipe uses nuts and sunflower seeds, but is flexible. So use what you have on hand.

Also, while store-bought granola tends to be very sweet, you can adjust the sweetness to your preference when making your own granola.

And even if it’s your first time making granola, it’s super easy to make.

Ingredients for healthy homemade granola

• Oatmeal – I prefer traditional oats for this recipe over quick oats.
• walnuts
• Coconut flakes: You can use sweetened or unsweetened coconut.
• Sunflower seeds: You can also use pumpkin seeds (use shelled seeds called pepitas)
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Butter
• Maple Syrup: Use real maple syrup (vesrus pancake syrup).
• brown sugar
• Vanilla extract

You might also like: Double Chocolate Granola Clusters made with cocoa and mini chocolate chips.

How to make homemade granola

Combine all dry ingredients (oats, walnuts, coconut, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, and salt) in a large bowl.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Go down and add the maple syrup, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir to combine and remove from heat.

Pour the wet ingredients over the oat mixture and mix well until everything is coated.

Spread the granola on the baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat) in an even layer. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring halfway through baking time.

Let the granola cool, breaking it into smaller pieces, before storing it in an airtight container at room temperature. This granola will keep for several weeks.

ADVICE: If you prefer granola in clusters, beat two egg whites and mix them into the granola before spreading it on the baking sheet.

Eat this granola alone as a snack, with milk and fresh fruit for breakfast, or sprinkled over yogurt. Enjoy!

Healthy Homemade Granola

Produce:
11 servings

Preparation time:
10 minutes

Time to cook:
45 minutes

Total Time:
55 minutes

With just 10 minutes of preparation, you’ll have healthy homemade granola for breakfasts and snacks all week long.

Ingredients

• 3 cups old-fashioned oats

• 1 cup of walnuts

• 1/2 cup coconut flakes (sugar or unsweetened)

• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 stick of butter

• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. Combine all dry ingredients (oats, walnuts, coconut, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, and salt) in a large bowl.
3. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Go down and add the maple syrup, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir to combine and remove from heat.
4. Pour the wet ingredients over the oat mixture and mix well until everything is coated.
5. Spread the granola on the baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat) in an even layer. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring halfway through baking time.
6. Let the granola cool, breaking it into smaller pieces, before storing it in an airtight container at room temperature.

Grades

*You can use any type of nuts you have, such as pistachios, almonds or walnuts.

*You can use any type of seeds you have, such as pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)

*Nutritional information is based on the use of walnuts and sunflower seeds.

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Nutritional information:

Produce: eleven

Portion size: 1/11 recipe

Amount per proportion:

Calories: 268Total fat: 16gSaturated fat: 5gTrans fat: 0gUnsaturated fat: 10gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 493mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 4gSugar: 11gProtein: 6g

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