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Homemade Granola

Published: Aug 8, 2010 · Modified: Jul 20, 2015 by Louisa Clements · This post may contain affiliate links

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Mmmm, I love granola! I think everyone loves granola, don’t you think? You can eat it as cereal, you can add it to your yogurt, you can make granola bars… seriously, it’s such a delicious and healthy snack, you can even just grab a handful as you’re running out the door. It’s packed full of protein (in all of the nuts!) which will give you a protein kick as you begin (or carry on) your day. And it makes a seriously awesome gift. Since this recipe makes a ton, you don’t have to worry about not having enough delicious granola left over for yourself and your own family after gifting some for friends and family. I ended up giving a lot of it away to friends and I received a ton of positive feedback.

Basic Granola
recipe adapted from: La Belle Bride

Ingredients
3 cups toasted oats (toast for 15 minutes at 375 degrees)
½ cup milk Powder
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup coconut
½ cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup cashews
1 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs Vanilla
½ cup canola oil
¾ cup maple syrup or honey
⅛ cup peanut butter

Directions

Toast the oats for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

While the oats are toasting combine the milk powder, chopped almonds, coconut, sunflower seeds, pecans, and cashews in a large bowl.

In a saucepan boil the canola oil, honey/syrup (I didn’t have enough of either honey or syrup for ¾ cup so I mixed about half honey and half maple syrup to have the right amount), peanut butter, vanilla and cinnamon for two minutes.

Add your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients you mixed together before, and then add your toasted oats once they’re done. Mix thoroughly.

Pour the contents of the bowl on a cookie sheet and cook in the oven at 250 for ½ an hour and then turn the heat down to 200 and cook for 2 hours.

Once done, let cool and store in any airtight container or mason jars.

So, try your hand at homemade granola! Your friends with love you forever – trust me!

– Lou

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  1. Cheri Walker

    March 04, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    Hey Lou! Which oats are you using? I have old fashioned and the quick oats and does it make a difference? Also where’s the print button!? I love having a hard copy for my “gotta make again” book!! Thanks Cheri ?
    Reply
    • Louisa Clements

      March 22, 2020 at 6:41 pm

      Hi Cheri, sorry for the delay! These are made with whole oats--it's such an old recipe that there is no print option! I'll update this so you can print it. :)
      Reply
  2. Marina

    March 01, 2019 at 1:35 am

    Hi Lou! Was wondering approximately how long this Granola lasts in storage. Thanks for the feedback.
    Reply
    • Lou

      March 05, 2019 at 9:56 pm

      Hi Marina, thanks for your comment! I'd say that it's likely safe to keep in an airtight container for about six weeks.
      Reply

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