Healthy Homemade Granola
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (not instant)
  • ½ cup slivered almonds
  • ½ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dried cranberry (optional)
  • *Note* You can use any nuts or seeds you prefer.
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
  3. Combine the oats, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon spice, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  4. Melt the coconut oil for 5 to 10 seconds in the microwave then mix in maple syrup, honey, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl until well combined and smooth.
  5. Add the wet ingredient mixture to the dry mixture and stir until evenly coated. Spread the mixture on the baking sheet. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden brown. For a clumpier granola, don’t mix.
  6. Remove the granola from the oven *NOTE* the granola won't be completely crunchy yet. Allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes. The granola will crisp as it cools and then break into clumps while the granola is still slightly warm. Allow to cool completely. Add dried fruit such as cranberries, if desire.
  7. Store leftover granola in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
  8. *NOTES* For a more clumpy granola, add more honey. Also, don't mix it right when it comes out of the oven. Allow granola to cool completely and then mix.
Recipe by The Well Dressed Kitchen at https://www.thewelldressedkitchen.com/breakfast-foods/healthy-homemade-granola/