Go Back

Easy Homemade Toasted Granola

Handmade Farmhouse
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
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 Pepitas (green pumpkins seeds)
  • 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. The mixture will continue to spread over the granola as it bakes in the oven.
    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. I really like to keep mine in a little longer until it takes on a deep golden color. The toasted flavor is absolutely delicious and I love my granola extra crunchy.
    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