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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Easy Homemade Granola

    Published: Dec 29, 2015 · Modified: Mar 9, 2025 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    homemade granola with raisins in a white bowl

    This homemade granola is just so easy to make yourself and makes a big batch that is much cheaper than what you would pay for an all natural box or bag.

    It is wonderful as a snack or add to add in yogurt with berries.

    Ingredients

    4 cups of old fashioned oats

    1  cup of raw sliced or chopped nuts.  Almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans, etc  Get creative and mix it up however you want.  (I used ½ up of chopped almonds and ½ cup of pumpkin seeds in this batch.)

    ½ cup of raisins, dried cranberries, or other dried fruits you like. (I used ¼ cup of raisins and ¼ cup of dried cranberries in this batch)

    1 tablespoon of cinnamon

    1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

    ¼ cup of maple syrup, raw honey, brown sugar, or agave

    ¼ cup of coconut oil, melted or butter

    ½ cup of shredded coconut, optional

    How to Make this Homemade Granola

    This recipe is quick to whip up and have a batch to snack on in no time.

    1.  Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

    2.  Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper

    3.  Mix oats, nuts, spices and dried fruit in a large bowl.

    4.  In a separate small bowl, combine the coconut oil or butter, maple syrup (or other sweetener) and vanilla.

    5. Pour the liquid mixture over the dried ingredients and stir until mixed well.

    oatmeal, raisins and nuts mixed together in a big bowl

    6.  Spread onto the cookie sheet.

    7.  Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes

    8.  Cool for 15 minutes or until crunchy.

    ENJOY!!

    a white bowlful of granola with raisins

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer

      April 30, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Thank you for posting this. I’ll try this out.

      Reply
    2. Lana

      April 29, 2014 at 2:24 pm

      Just found you through Treasure Box Tuesday. This granola looks really yummy! I may have to give it a try this weekend. Have a great day 🙂

      Reply
      • Sherri

        April 29, 2014 at 4:01 pm

        It is so yummy! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day as well!

        Reply

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