How to Make my Weekly Homemade Granola Recipe

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Granola is probably the thing I’ve made most consistently over the years in my kitchen and I realized recently that I’ve never shared my recipe. I truly don’t know how this is possible, as I’ve shared my favorite recipes for bread, yogurt and so many of my kitchen favorite. This homemade granola recipe is easy, adaptable and can be made in the background while I make other things (yes this is my favorite way to manage a homestead kitchen)!

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Ingredients for my Homemade Granola Recipe

The best part of this recipe is that you don’t need to stick to the same ingredients every week to make things a little more interesting and over time you can adapt your homemade granola recipe for exactly what you prefer. Here are the ingredients I use every week:

• 4 Cups Oats
• 1 1/2 cups Nuts and Seeds (Pumpkin Seeds, sunflower seeds, chopped or sliced almonds or pecans)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey)
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 tsp vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbl Flour

Optional add Ons

I use the base ingredients above and then alternate other ingredients as I have them available or simply to make the recipe a little different each week. It’s so fun and easy to experiment. You can also adjust the amount of liquid in the recipe above depending on whether you prefer a sweater or more simple granola

• dried fruit
• other nuts
• chocolate
• coconut (shredded)
• Freeze-dried fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries)
• Chia seeds
• Flaxseed or ground flax
• Hemp hearts
• Sesame seeds
• Cacao nibs
• Crystallized ginger (finely chopped)
• Spices (nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, pumpkin spice, ginger)
• Orange or lemon zest
• Peanut butter, almond butter, or tahini (mixed in before baking)
• Mini butterscotch chips
• Dried apple, mango, pineapple, or banana chips
• Toasted quinoa
• Puffed rice or puffed millet
• Brown sugar or coconut sugar (for sweeter granola)
• Molasses (small amount for deeper flavor)
• Espresso powder (tiny pinch for mocha granola)
• Protein powder (added after baking)

Direction for Making Homemade Granola

Making this homemade granola recipe takes just a few minutes plus some bake time.

Start by mixing together all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Next combine the oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until all the dry ingredients are wet.

Spread the ingredients on a baking sheet.

Bake for about 1 hour at 320 degrees stirring several times.

Remove granola from oven and let cool for a few minutes. Store in an airtight container.

How to Eat Granola

Do you really need a section for this?

But seriously, there are some many ways to use granola that I figured I would share a few. Our favorite way is to eat granola with yogurt or a little milk, but I also like to use it in lots of other ways:

Everyday Ways

• With yogurt (Greek, vanilla, coconut — any kind!)
• With milk (like cereal)
• Sprinkled on oatmeal for extra crunch
• Mixed into a smoothie bowl

Topping Ideas

• On fresh fruit (berries, bananas, apples)
• On cottage cheese
• On chia pudding

Snack-Style

• By the handful as a trail-mix snack
• Mixed with nuts & dried fruit for homemade trail mix
• Pressed into bars or clusters

Fun & Creative Ways

• On ice cream or frozen yogurt
• As a crunchy topping for muffins
• Layered in parfaits
• As a base layer for baked apples
• Over a salad for a sweet crunch (especially with goat cheese + apple)
• Sprinkled over pancakes or waffles

Savory (Yes!)

• Use a lightly sweet granola as a topping for roasted vegetables
• Sprinkle over butternut squash soup for texture
• Add to an autumn charcuterie board for crunch

Homemade Granola Recipe