Homemade granola
The most versatile granola recipe, made with your own favorite ingredients.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups instant oats
- 1 cup chopped mixed nuts (see notes below)
- ½ cup broken flaxseed
- ½ cup dried, shredded coconut, unsweetened
- ½ cup dried fruit (see notes below)
- 1 tbsp mixed ground spices (see notes below)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F / 160°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl mix together the oats, nuts, flaxseed, coconut, dried fruit and spices.
- In a small bowl mix together vanilla, olive oil and honey.
- Add the wet ingredients into the large bowl and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Spread the mixture evenly on the baking sheet and bake until they get a golden color, for approximately 30 minutes.
- Let the granola cool completely and store in airtight containers.
NOTES
- Nuts: I use sliced almonds, chopped walnuts and chopped peanuts. You can also use chopped pistachios, hazelnuts or pecans.
- Dried fruit: You can use raisins, dried cranberries or dried blueberries. In case you want to use bigger fruit like dried figs or apricots, you can chop them in smaller pieces before adding them to the mixture.
- Spices: I use cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Ginger, allspice and any other spices that are usually used for sweets can also be chosen.