I love sharing simple recipes you can whip up at home that feel extra special. This Easy Homemade Toasted Granola is absolutely a family favorite, in fact my 12 year old son adores it! I like that the recipe is very versatile, you can add some chai, flax, sesame, or sunflower seeds, walnuts or whatever you really want!

How to make Easy Homemade Toasted Granola:

I start by adding together the oats, seeds, coconut and nuts. Anything that is dry. Then you will make a simple syrup mixture that will come to a boil. I then add some baking soda to help the mixture expand and easily cover the granola. Last of all, we finish by baking it for a short time in the oven to give it a delicious toasted flavor and crunchy texture.

I love seeing the difference in the granola when you pull it out of the oven! It takes on the most beautiful golden color and baking it gives a delicious toasted flavor! This would be really fun to add to jars and share with friends and neighbors. We love snacking on it plain or adding it to vanilla bean yogurt, YUM! You could also eat it in a bowl with milk and fruit or use as a dessert topping!

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Easy Homemade Toasted Granola

Handmade Farmhouse

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Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Ingredients

4 1/2 Cups Quaker Quick Oats
1 Cup Coconut flakes Sweetened or unsweetened are both great!
1/2 Cup Sliced Almonds
1/2 Cup Sunflower seeds I use salted and roasted
1/2 Cup Pumpkin seed sprouts
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Optional add-ins

Chai seeds
Flax seeds
Walnuts
Sesame seeds

Wet Ingredients

6 Tablespoons Salted butter Coconut oil can be substituted
1/2 Cup Honey
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/3 Cup Brown sugar light
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 Teaspoon Baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 315°
In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients and set aside.
Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or spraying with non-stick spray.
Mix together wet ingredients in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
Immediately add baking soda and stir until mixture foams up. This will help it easily cover the granola.
Add syrup to the bowl of dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until evenly coated.
Spread granola on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and carefully stir, then return to the oven for an additional 10-12 minutes. The granola should be golden.
Allow to fully cool and the granola will harden and become crispy. You can now break it into chunks to enjoy or store!
Granola can be frozen in freezer gallon ziplock bags or stored for a couple of weeks in an airtight container or ziplock bag in your pantry. We love it plain or on vanilla yogurt!

Keyword Granola, maple

Enjoy this granola on a baked apple!

Granola Brunch Baked Apples

Add-in options for easy homemade toasted granola:

Pumpkin seeds/sprouts
Chai seeds
Flax seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds (salted and roasted)
Craisins
Walnuts, almonds, pecans or cashews
Coconut flakes
Dried apples

Ways to use and store your Homemade Granola

I really like to add my granola to ziplock bags or these containers and freeze the extra! That way I can pull out a new container each week or once a month to enjoy.

We love our granola as a snack, over vanilla bean yogurt, with fruit or even in a bowl with milk. I hope you love and enjoy it and especially enjoy the sweet scent your kitchen will have when you make a batch! That’s the feeling of home, sweet friends!