Homemade Granola
Granola has been a staple in our household for longer than I can remember. Everyone in our house likes it served differently - my husband's favorite is with almond milk and sliced fresh peach. My favorite is granola sprinkled over Greek yogurt flavored with a little maple syrup and orange zest or juice. With the crunchy clusters of oats, seeds and nuts and the chew of the cranberries and apricots, it couldn't be more satisfying.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup pecans raw, roughly chopped
- 1 cup walnuts raw, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut unsweetened
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds raw, unsalted
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 pinches flake sea salt, such as Maldon can use 1/2 tsp kosher salt instead
Wet Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 2 large oranges finely zested with a microplane
Optional After Baking Add-Ins
- 2 cups dried cranberries, cherries or golden raisins
- 1/2 cup dried apricots roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- In a glass measuring cup, melt coconut oil until liquid, about a minute. Add rest of the wet ingredients and whisk until throughly combined.
- Pour wet mixture over dry mixture and fold together until all oats, nuts and seeds are well coated.
- Divide the mixture between the prepared baking sheets and spread out evenly, pressing firmly with a spatula.
- Bake on an upper middle rack until slightly golden, about 40 minutes. Be sure to spin your sheet pans after 20 minutes to ensure even baking.
- Remove pan from oven and sprinkle on dried fruit, if using. Let sit until granola is completely cool and gently mix together, taking care not to break up too many of those granola clusters. Stores well in a sealed container for a week or two.
Notes
*This granola is also excellent without the dried fruit and stored in the freezer for up to a month - it stays very crunchy and is delicious eaten frozen! You can always add the dried fruit when you're ready to eat or skip the dried altogether and add fresh fruit to your bowl.