Chunky homemade granola
This chunky granola recipe is naturally sweetened. It is made with oats, coconut oil and my favorite nuts and dried fruit. Try it! Recipe yields about 8 cups of granola.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 2 cups raw nuts and/or seeds (I used 1 cup of pecans and 1 cup of walnuts. I use pepitas a lot too)
- 1 tsp fine grain sea salt (if you are using table salt scale back to 3/4 tsp)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil (or olive oil)
- 3/4 cup honey (or maple syrup if vegan) (divided)
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (optional, but makes your granola crunchier) (or sub brown sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup dried fruit, chopped if large (I used dried cranberries, but apricots are lovely too)
- 1/8 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
- Line a large, rimmed baking tray with parchment paper or a large baking mat.
- To a large mixing bowl, add all oats, oat flour, nuts (and/or seeds), salt and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- In a bowl mix coconut oil, 1/4 cup of honey or maple syrup, brown sugar and vanilla. Here in our jungle the coconut oil is already liquid, if yours is not you can quickly heat it all up until melted.
- Add your wet ingredients, include the 1/8 cup of water, to your dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated.
- Scoop the granola onto your prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread it in an even layer. Drizzle with 1/4 cup of honey.
- Bake until golden, about 20-25 minutes. The granola will further crisp up as it cools.
- Let the granola cool completely (for about 20-30 minutes). Now break it into large chunks and gently toss the chunks with a spatula so the sides that aren't golden brown are now on top. Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup of honey and add your dried fruits. Put the tray back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
- Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 or 2 weeks.
Notes
To make it gluten free, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats.
To make it nut free, use seeds (pepitas, sunflower seeds) instead of nuts. To keep the granola vegan, use maple syrup instead of honey Nutritional information: the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.
To make it nut free, use seeds (pepitas, sunflower seeds) instead of nuts. To keep the granola vegan, use maple syrup instead of honey Nutritional information: the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.