Granola Recipe with Maple, Honey, and Big Clusters
An easy granola recipe that uses less natural sweeteners, is full of healthy fiber, done in about 30 minutes, and tastes amazing!
Servings: 7 cups
Calories: 173kcal
Equipment
- Large bowl
- 17x11 inch rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup pure maple syrup*
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup honey*
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup oil melted coconut oil, cold-pressed sunflower oil, or avocado oil
- 5 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped almonds or walnuts
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds or sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup ground flax or 1/4 cup flax + 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt omit if using salted sunflower seeds
- optional 1 to 2 cups dried fruit (mix in after baking - we usually add our fruit to each bowl when eating)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees** and line a large (11x7 inch) baking sheet with silicone or parchment.
- Mix the syrup, honey, vanilla, and oil together in a large bowl, and then add the remaining ingredients (except for the optional fruit), stirring until the oats are completely coated.
- Press the oat mixture evenly onto the prepared baking sheet, using the back of the spoon, a spatula, or your hand wetted with water.
- Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, without stirring, for 20-24 minutes or until golden brown all over and browning on the edges.
- Remove to a cooling rack for 1 hour before breaking the granola into chunks and then letting cool completely.
- Add any optional fruit and store in an airtight container. Lasts 2 to 4 weeks at room temperature.
Notes
*Alternately, you can use all maple syrup or all honey. As of 2022: I now only use 1/4 cup each of the maple syrup and honey and it’s still plenty sweet with clusters!
**I now bake this at a higher temperature for less time than when I first published this recipe. It’s quicker and browns better. The original baking directions were to cook for 35 minutes at 325 degrees.
Nutrition Facts were calculated without optional dried fruit.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25 cup | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
