Healthy Granola Recipe
Once you make your own granola, you won’t want to go back to store-bought. This recipe is super easy and customizable. Adapted from Cookie & Kate.
Makes 4 cups
Ingredients
4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (we recommend gluten-free oats)
1 ½ cup raw nuts and/or seeds (we used pepitas and almonds)
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons chia seeds
3 tablespoons flax seed
½ cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
½ cup maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional mix-in ideas: 1/2 of any of the following - dried cranberries, coconut flakes, cacao nibs)
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Select your ingredients for mix-ins.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts and/or seeds, salt and cinnamon.
Pour in the your oil, maple syrup and/or honey and vanilla.
Mix well. Spread the granola out onto your prepared baking sheet and use a spatula to flatten it out evenly.
Bake until lightly golden, about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring halfway through and flattening it down again.
At the halfway mark, you can add in your coconut flakes to the top to make them toasty.
Once you pull the granola out of the over, let it cool and do not touch it for 45-60 mins!
Top with your additional mix ins and break the granola into pieces using a spatula or stir it around if you don’t want to to be chunky.
Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 to 2 weeks or freeze!
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Once you make your own granola, you won’t want to go back to store-bought. This recipe is super easy and customizable.