Best Ever Homemade Granola

Looking for the best ever homemade granola?  Look no further! This is the best homemade granola recipe you will ever find!

I absolutely love granola.  But, I don’t love its price tag.  I can’t believe how expensive it is in the stores.  So I scoured the internet.  There are thousands of granola recipes out there.  But, I couldn’t find one that wowed me.  So, I took a bit of this one and a little of that one and compiled my own recipe.

This recipe turned out perfect!  A little crunchy, a little chewy, a little sweetness…bliss!  Since I concocted this recipe, I’ve made at least one batch every week.  Some weeks I make 2 or 3 batches.  It’s greatly mixed in with yogurt.  Or, in a bowl with some milk.  Or, just by itself.

Each time I make it, though, I add something different.  I’ve used dried blueberries, dried pomegranates, dried cherries, walnuts…whatever I have handy.  It’s all great!

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Best Ever Homemade Granola

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr 15 mins

Total Time1 hr 25 mins

Course: Snack

Author: Christina Hitchcock

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 cups rolled oats
• ▢ 1 cup slivered almonds
• ▢ 1 cup walnuts - chopped
• ▢ 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• ▢ 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons ground flax seed
• ▢ 3 tablespoons wheat germ
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Agave nectar - or maple syrup
• ▢ 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, wheat germ, flax, salt and cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, combine agave nectar, oil and vanilla.
• Stir wet ingredients into oat mixture and pour onto 2 sheet pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 250 degree oven, stirring every 15-30 minutes to get an even color.
• Remove from oven and add dried cranberries.
• Mix until combined.
• Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

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