Mix oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3
In a separate bowl, mix coconut oil, honey, and vanilla.
4
Pour the liquid mixture over the oats mixture and mix until evenly coated. In a thin and even layer, spread out over a Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat or a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper.
5
You may need to separate into two baking sheets to ensure oats toast evenly and get that crunchy texture.
6
Bake at 325 degrees for about 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
7
Take out of oven, toss with nuts and/or dried fruit, and let cool. Texture will become crunchy as it cools. Store in airtight container.
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Making homemade granola can cut down on your grocery bill and also happens to be super easy! Plus, I love that you can control the amount of sugar added and can customize to your liking by adding in your favorite nuts, seeds and dried fruits. In addition to making a great cereal, granola can be added to yogurt and fresh fruit for a breakfast parfait and makes a great snack all on its own!
Make this easy recipe to create your own vanilla almond granola! This is a yummy and crunchy topping to yogurt, fruit salads and more!
Ingredients
3 cups Rolled Oats
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Honey
1/4 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup sliced Almonds
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2
Mix oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3
In a separate bowl, mix coconut oil, honey, and vanilla.
4
Pour the liquid mixture over the oats mixture and mix until evenly coated. In a thin and even layer, spread out over a Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat or a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper.
5
You may need to separate into two baking sheets to ensure oats toast evenly and get that crunchy texture.
6
Bake at 325 degrees for about 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
7
Take out of oven, toss with nuts and/or dried fruit, and let cool. Texture will become crunchy as it cools. Store in airtight container.
Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.
breakfast parfait….we make them for dinner. The kids love to pile on the fruit and granola into large glasses. it is a perfect no cook, no oven dinner!
Thanks. My family and I are in to CLEAN eating and have been wondering how to do this without sugar or much sweeteners. My pantry is looking amazing, like a health food store and I have lost over 30 lbs the last 7 months with the help of medicine and a clean diet where I also keep in mind the portions and calories =)
As soon as I saw this, I got up and made it! It took no time at all and was so delicious! I didn’t have rolled oats so I used quick oats and it worked just fine. I also subbed unsweetened shredded coconut for the almonds because I didn’t have any. I can see adding cocoa powder and making chocolate granola! Thanks so much for this quick and adaptable recipe! I will never need to buy cereal again!
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This looks so good. I can’t wait to go to the store to get the ingredients.
Lina, can I use whole almonds? I have a gigantic bag of them.
Sure it would be easy to maybe run them through a food processor or chopper just so it’s easier to eat maybe?
For the coconut oil.. is it 1/4 cup measured (cooled) or melted?
Melted or very soft so it combines easily with honey. Thanks
I have all of these ingredients! *super excited to try this recipe, thank you.
breakfast parfait….we make them for dinner. The kids love to pile on the fruit and granola into large glasses. it is a perfect no cook, no oven dinner!
Looks so yummy! Linda, how long can you store this for?
Oops I meant Lina 🙂
Up to a couple weeks in an airtight container – thanks!
It won’t last that long! lol
Freezing granola keeps it crunchy and fresh indefinitely 🙂
Mmmm…looks good😀
I’m going to use pecans have tons ! And a mixed of cherries dry and coconut and pumpkin seeds and all this stuff it’s organic thanks great idea
Thanks. My family and I are in to CLEAN eating and have been wondering how to do this without sugar or much sweeteners. My pantry is looking amazing, like a health food store and I have lost over 30 lbs the last 7 months with the help of medicine and a clean diet where I also keep in mind the portions and calories =)
As soon as I saw this, I got up and made it! It took no time at all and was so delicious! I didn’t have rolled oats so I used quick oats and it worked just fine. I also subbed unsweetened shredded coconut for the almonds because I didn’t have any. I can see adding cocoa powder and making chocolate granola! Thanks so much for this quick and adaptable recipe! I will never need to buy cereal again!
My husband is allergic to coconut oil. Is there something I can substitute the coconut oil with? Thanks!
I use butter when I make granola.
Just making this and yummo! Thanks! I used canola oil because I was out of coconut