Best Homemade Granola
This is the best homemade granola, with a naturally gluten free combination of oats, seeds, nuts, and a wonderful texture and crunch.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 440kcal
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup chopped mixed nuts
- ⅔ cup oat bran or wheat germ
- ⅔ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- ⅔ cup sunflower or any light oil
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Place parchment paper on a baking tray or cookie sheet and set aside.
- Grab a large bowl and place oats, sesame seeds, chopped nuts, oat bran, unsweetened shredded coconut, pumpkin seeds, and dark brown sugar in it.
- Grab a medium bowl and whisk together oil, water, salt and vanilla extract. Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spread mixture into the prepared baking tray and bake for 30 minutes, stirring once in a while, until crisp and golden.
- Remove the tray from the oven and allow it to cool, before storing the granola in an airtight container.
Notes
How to serve this homemade granola
Serve it with milk, fruits, yogurt, or on its own.
How to store it:
Store the granola in an airtight container for up to two weeks. I would not store it in the fridge, as it might lose the crunch due to the humidity.
Variations of the recipe:
Flaxseeds – Prepare the basic recipe, and add ¼ cup of flaxseeds, whole or crushed, and ¼ cup of sunflower seeds. Mix and proceed with the rest of the instructions.
Berries – Prepare the basic recipe, bake and remove from the oven. Add ½ cup of dried berries like cranberries, raisins, blueberries, currants, or strawberries and mix them with the cereals.
Apple & Cinnamon – Prepare the basic recipe without the coconut. Add two teaspoons of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients. Bake, remove from the oven, and add ⅔ cup of dried apples to the mixture stirring well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.5mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 314mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg
