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This delicious homemade granola with honey recipe is the best! It’s naturally sweetened with honey. Just add oats, butter, nuts and seeds.
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Homemade Granola with Honey Ingredients
- 3 cups oats, rolled
- 1 cup almonds, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc. (use a mixture of what you like)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 tsp. vanilla extract- learn how to make homemade
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Melt butter and honey over low, low heat. Just let it take its time here. When butter is melted, add vanilla and salt.
In a large bowl, add rolled oats.
Next, add pumpkin seeds.
Add raw sunflower seeds.
Add chopped almonds.
Next, add a mix of nuts. I like to use 1/3 cup cashews, 1/3 cup pecans, and 1/3 cup walnuts.
Afterwards, add coconut flakes.
Top off with cinnamon and salt.
Mix well.
Add your melted butter and honey to oat mixture. I like to spread out half the mix on parchment paper and then spread out half the butter mix and incorporate it evenly. However, dumping the butter mix in the bowl works just as great too. Just mix it up really well and then spread out on parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for one hour, stirring halfway through.
Tips for Making Homemade Granola with Honey
- Before laying parchment paper down on baking sheet, crumble into a ball and get wet. Then, uncrumble the paper and lay down. This helps it stay put.
- The oats need to be a little crowded in the pan so they can stick together, but not so crowded that they don’t toast evenly. I recommend using a basichalf sheet panfor this granola recipe. It’s the perfect size and the rimmed edges make sure no granola falls overboard.
- Don’t bake the granola too long—just until it’s lightly golden on top. You may question if it is done yet, but it will continue to cook and crisp up as it cools.
- This recipe really is very forgiving. If you don’t like pumpkin seeds, use all sunflower seeds. If you don’t like almonds, then don’t put any in and replace them with a different nut. The sky is the limit when it comes to this recipe, so use your imagination and let me know if you end up making a different version that turns out good so I can try it!
Alternative Ingredients
- Use coconut oil instead of butter.
- Add mini chocolate chips after baking.
- Add dried fruit for extra sweetness, chewy texture and irresistible fruity flavor.
- For fresh citrus flavor, stirfresh orange zest(up to 2 teaspoons) into the mixture before baking.
- For a Christmas time treat, add molasses, dried cranberries, and chopped candied ginger.
How can I use homemade granola?
I like to use this for cereal or as a topping on my yogurt with some honey mostly. If I’m feeling spunky, I’ll make a banana split and throw some of this on top. Add some M&M’s to it, throw in a snack bag, and have snacks at the ready. You can even make this in bar form.
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Homemade Granola
Yield: 1/2 gallon
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
This delicious homemade granola with honey recipe is the best! It's naturally sweetened with honey Just add oats, butter, nuts and seeds.
Ingredients
- 3 cups oats, rolled or steel cut
- 1 cup almonds, slivered
- 1 cup cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc.
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 250.
Melt butter and honey over low, low heat. Just let it take its time here. When butter is melted, add vanilla and salt.
Mix oats, seeds, coconut flakes, and cinnamon in large bowl.
Pour melted butter & honey mix over the oat mix. Stir together.
Spread mix on baking sheet.
Bake for one hour, mixing halfway through.
Notes
This recipe is very forgiving. Mix and match whatever nuts and seeds your family likes! Try adding dried fruit for even more fun.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 158Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 223mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 3g
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