Easy Healthy Granola Recipe
Breakfast just got a whole lot easier! This Easy Healthy Granola Recipe is nourishing, filling and great for meal prep. Featuring crunchy oats and your favorite nuts along with coconut and honey, you won't ever question what to serve for breakfast again!
Servings:12 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups nuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews are all favorites
- ¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup or honey
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup oil, vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flour or oat flour, optional, see note
- ¼ teeaspoon cinnamon, optional
- ¼-½ teapsoon vanilla, optional
- 1 cup dried fruit, optional (blueberries, raisins, cranberries are favorites)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In a large bowl combine oats, nuts, shredded coconut, brown sugar, (and flour if using) and give it a good stir.
- In a smaller bowl or a glass measuring cup stir together oil, maple syrup or honey, salt, and cinnamon and vanilla (if using). Pour over oat mixture and stir until well incorporated.
- Spread granola mixture evenly on a large sheet pan. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to ensure even baking. Allow to cool completely on the pan undisturbed for best clusters.
- After granola has completely cooled, stir in dried fruit if using. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 weeks. Serve plain, with milk, or over yogurt. Enjoy!
Notes
Flour/Oat Flour: this is optional and helps to create larger granola clusters.
Sugars: feel free to adjust the amount of sugars in this recipe to your liking. This is my favorite version as written for flavor and texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 371 kcal, Carbohydrates: 39 g, Protein: 7 g, Fat: 22 g, Saturated Fat: 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g, Trans Fat: 0.02 g, Sodium: 204 mg, Potassium: 305 mg, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 16 g, Vitamin A: 4 IU, Vitamin C: 0.2 mg, Calcium: 52 mg, Iron: 2 mg