Homemade Granola – Easy and Healthy Recipe

This healthy homemade granola recipe is packed with oats, coconut, pecans and spices. Delicious crunchy granola clusters are the best for snacking or breakfast!

Easy Granola Recipe

This healthy homemade granola recipe is one I enjoy every day. Made with simple pantry staples like oats, nuts, seeds, and natural sweeteners, it’s an easy recipe just like my oatmeal breakfast bars, homemade granola bars and no-bake breakfast cookies.

Granola is one of my favorite healthy snacks. It tastes amazing for breakfast in a yogurt bowl, smoothies, oatmeal or overnight oats and even plain. It’s perfectly crunchy with lots of clusters, just the right amount of sweet taste and way better than store-bought!

Why I Love This Healthy Granola

• Healthier. After purchasing many bags of store-bought granola, I found that making a homemade healthy granola recipe is much better as I can control the ingredients and added sugar.
• Stays fresh for a long. Granola will stay good up to a month. Top baked apples or peaches for a snack or add to breakfast popsicles!

Ingredients

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

• Basic granola recipe: Simple ingredients including old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not quick-cooking oats), canola oil (or melted coconut oil), honey (or maple syrup), vanilla extract and cinnamon.
• Brown sugar: This adds natural sweetness to my easy homemade granola recipe. Feel free to omit for a less sweet version.
• Coconut: Unsweetened coconut flakes are always delicious and give a light and tasty texture and flavor. 
• Pecans: I love adding hearty nuts that can add in protein as well. 

How to Make Homemade Granola

Mix ingredients together. In a large mixing bowl, stir all dry ingredients together until combined. Spread granola mixture in an even layer onto the parchment paper lined jelly roll pan or baking sheet.

Bake granola. Bake the granola at 300°F for 7 minutes, then remove it from the oven and stir. Place back in the oven and bake for 7-8 more minutes. Remove, stir and let cool.

Recipe Variations and Healthy Substitutions

• Chocolate: Make it little sweeter ingredient with white or chocolate chips. Even peanut butter chips are delicious! Add after removing from the oven.
• Dried fruit: Dried apricots, dried cranberries, golden raisins, or dried cherries are chewy and delicious. Add after baking to avoid burning in oven.
• Different nuts: Try almonds, peanuts, or walnuts for classic nuts. If you are more adventurous try it with sunflower seeds, pistachios, or pumpkin seeds. 
• Small seeds: Chia seeds and flax seeds not only add crunch but are rich in omega-3’s, healthy fats and fiber. 
• Low sugar: Omit or decrease the added brown sugar.
• Vegan: Use real maple syrup in equal amounts for the honey. 
• Gluten free: Use certified gluten-free oats. They will still need to be rolled oats.
• Seasoning: Cinnamon or ground ginger, or pumpkin spice will add warm flavor.

Best Granola Recipe Tips

If you love crunchy clusters in your homemade granola, follow these tips!

• Press down evenly into the pan for the first 7 minutes of cooking. This encourages clusters to form. After stirring, press down again to make clumpy granola.
• Stir granola halfway through baking time. This helps distribute the middle to the edges so they get crisp without any soft spots.
• Cool completely before breaking into pieces. As it cools it will continue to get crisp.
• Add dried fruit after it has cooled. You want the dried fruit to stay soft and chewy.
• Combine cooled granola with fresh fruit or fresh berries and Greek yogurt to make a yogurt parfait (my favorite for a healthy breakfast!).
• To store, add granola to an airtight container, bag or mason jar for up to 1 month at room temperature or store frozen up to 2 months.

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Homemade Granola

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This healthy homemade granola recipe is packed with oats, coconut, pecans and spices. The crunchy granola clusters are the best!

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Optional mix in’s: Additional nuts, seeds or craisins (I love adding in 1/2 cup golden berry blend from TJ)

• Prep. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line or grease a 15×18 jelly roll pan and set aside.

• Combine. Mix 5 cups old-fashioned oats, melted coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract, salt, brown sugar, coconut, nuts and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir until combined. Spread granola mixture out evenly onto a greased jelly roll pan.

• Bake. Bake for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and stir. Put back in the oven for 7-10 more minutes or until it reaches desired crunchiness. It will harden more as it cools, so be careful not to burn. Remove from oven, stir and let cool.

• Store. Store granola in an airtight container.

Optional add-in’s:

• chocolate chips (wait to add until after baking)
• chopped dried fruit
• extra nuts such as macadmia nuts or walnuts
• chia seeds, cinnamon

To store: Place in an airtight container or bag and keep at room temperature for up to 1 month. 

Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.8mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.

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