This is by far one of the most requested recipes from my kitchen. It has been modified over the years to be a little less sweet, and I will give you some options so you can customize it as you like. But there is nothing like a bowl of homemade granola over some Greek yogurt to brighten your morning routine.
I remember about 35 years ago visiting a small Trader Joe’s store in Placentia, California and seeing bags of something called ‘Granola’. Growing up in England, the nearest thing we had was muesli from our Scandinavian friends – but that is raw oats and dried fruit soaked overnight. This was something on a whole other level. It was love at first bite, and I was immediately hooked. T.J.s’ sold a mango version,n but my favorite was the Apple Pie Granola. Ahh, those were the days! When my family grew to 7 and granola became a staple, I wanted to start making my own granola to control the ingredients.
So let’s do this thing!
Best Granola Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 Cups Old Fashioned Oats (preferably organic)
- 1 Cup Sliced Almonds or any prefered nut
- 1 Cup Shredded Coconut
- ½ Cup Advacado Oil
- ⅓ Cup Brown Sugar or Coconut Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Honey
- ¼ Cup Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1-2 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix together the oats, nuts and coconut in a large bowl.
- Put the sugar, oil, honey and maple syrup into a Pyrex jug and melt in the microwave for 2 minutes.
- Remove and stir until all the sugar is melted.
- Add the vanilla, salt and cinnamon and stir until it is all combined.
- Now add the melted sugars to the grains and mix until everything is coated.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and spread the granola between them.
- Bake at 325' for 23 minutes or until the granola is golden.
- Stir the granola when it comes out of the oven to break it up before cooling. Alernatively you can leave it and break it into larger peices once it is cool.
- Allow it to cool completely and then store it in airtight jars.