30 Minute Homemade Granola Recipe (Pantry Basic)
Homemade granola makes great breakfasts and snacks, especially when you control the ingredients. This recipe takes just minutes to mix and bake and tastes way better than store bought!
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oil (cold-pressed sunflower, neutral olive oil, or melted coconut oil)
- 3/4 cup honey or maple syrup*
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 8 cups rolled oats (or other rolled grains)
- 1 cup sunflower seeds and/or other nuts
- 1 cup total of any of the following: ground flax seed, whole flax seed, or oat bran, etc.**
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup flour (optional to increase clumps)
- 1 cup dried fruit of choice (optional - add after baking)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix oil, sugar, and honey/maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Meanwhile, mix all the dry ingredients (except the fruit, if using) in a lightly oiled large roasting pan (use a large rimmed cookie sheet if you'd like it crunchier).
- Remove the sugar-oil mixture from heat and add the vanilla. It may bubble a bit, just stir it down. Pour the sugar mixture over the dry ingredients, stirring everything well until all the dry ingredients are evenly coated.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until lightly brown. (Or bake 10 minutes longer for a crunchier granola.) Note: if you want granola without clumps, stir at the halfway point.
- Remove from oven and add dried fruit, if using. Let cool about 20 minutes before stirring once or twice and then letting cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
*You can decrease this to 1/2 cup, though your granola will be less clumpy.
**You can replace these add-ins of with a cup more oats if you don't have them available.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.1g | Protein: 5.9g | Fat: 10.3g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 5mg | Fiber: 5.4g | Sugar: 14.7g
