Homemade Granola Recipe

A wooden bowl filled with granola and a wooden spoon.

5 from 2 votes

Granola made with quality ingredients is the best breakfast cereal, use this recipe in yogurt bowls, granola bars, cookies, and more!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: granola, granola recipe, homemade granola

Servings: cups

Calories: 249kcal

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Large Metal Sheet Pan

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

¾ cup melted coconut oil
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup honey

Dry Ingredients

¼ cup chia seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1 cup wheat germ
1 ½ cup pistachios, almonds, pecans
2 cups bran flake cereal
6 cups rolled oats (not quick oats)

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add the wet ingredients; coconut oil, vanilla extract, and honey. Mix, it won't totally incorporate, just give it a good stir.
Roughly chop the nuts you chose. Sliced almonds work really well, pistachios are the right size too, just rough chop larger nuts like walnuts and pecans.
Next add all dry ingredients: chia seeds, cinnamon, brown sugar, pistachios, almonds, pecans, coconut, wheat germ, bran flake cereal, and rolled oats.
Mix all ingredients well, place in a single layer on a large 10 x 15 sheet baking pan or cookie sheet and spread evenly for best results.
Bake 225 degrees for 1 hour, and stir every 20 minutes while baking.
Remove from the oven, and stir every 20 minutes until the granola is cool. This prevents the granola from forming clumps of granola clusters.
Once cool, store in small ziptop bags or airtight containers like a mason jar in the refrigerator, and will keep up to two months. Don't leave it at room temperature or it will go stale.

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Notes

rolled oats

Use old-fashioned rolled oats as opposed to quick-cook oats, they have a better texture.

storage

Homemade granola keeps well in a ziplock bag or sealed container for several weeks in the refrigerator or freezer.

nuts

I love slice almonds, pecans, and pistachios. But other options are sunflower seeds, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, or sesame seeds would all be great.

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