Homemade Granola

This easy homemade granola recipe is the perfect snack. Crunchy, satisfying sweetness that’s perfect alone, or as a topping for yogurt or hot cereal. Definitely a pantry staple to have on hand!

Homemade is always better than store bought! Which is definitely true when it comes to granola. The magic that happens when you combine a few pantry staples and bake them together…is mouth satisfying. Whether you gift this recipe as a hostess gift, or enjoy it as a family, this Delicious Homemade Granola will become one of your favorites!

Granola’s crunchy, satisfying, sweet and salty flavor gives us energy and feels much healthier than a packaged item. You can tailor this recipe and make it your own, adding your favorite nuts, seeds, or wheat germ, etc. After baking, you can add dried fruits such as raisins, craisens or apricots, or even dark chocolate bits.

And it smells heavenly while it’s baking! Hope this recipe becomes one of your favorites, too.

Homemade Granola

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Homemade Granola

Ingredients:

6 cups Old Fashioned Oats

1 cup unsweetened flaked/shredded coconut

2 cups chopped nuts ( I like a combo of almonds and pecans, with a couple spoon-fulls of sunflower seeds)

1/3 cup oil ( I use olive oil, but you could use vegetable/canola oil also)

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup crunchy Peanut Butter

1/2 cup honey

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 Tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 Tablespoon almond extract

Chopped dried fruit, if desired (after baking, so it doesn’t dry out)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together oatmeal, coconut, nuts, cinnamon, and extracts. In saucepan on stove, low to medium heat, combine oil, brown sugar, crunchy peanut butter and honey. Heat until combined, stirring constantly. Pour over contents of bowl and mix. Pour out onto a parchment lined jelly roll pan. Bake in oven, stirring every 10 minutes until desired doneness, usually about 40 minutes (the darkness or lightness of your pan will vary cooking time, and also the oil used).

Add dried fruit or dark chocolate bits if desired. Enjoy as a snack, with milk, or on yogurt, cooked oatmeal, or ice cream.

Great Hostess Gift Idea

I love to package this yummy granola up in simple jars and give as hostess gifts during the holidays. Your family will appreciate if you have a big glass container of it on the countertop! It looks and tastes like a country kitchen.

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Once you make this easy and delicious homemade granola, you won’t want to go back to store bought! Baking it will fill your kitchen with a cozy, homey aroma and your family will come running for first bites. Definitely add it to your recipe box!

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