Marcella's Best Homemade Granola
You will love this homemade granola recipe. It's easy to make, healthy, delicious, and it will make your kitchen smell amazing! Enjoy it for breakfast, as a snack, or give as a neighbor gift. This recipe comes from my sweet 80 year old friend, Marcella. After Marcella gifted me a bag of this amazing granola I knew I needed to share it with all of you! It has the perfect crunch with just the right sweetness. It is super simple to make and loved by all!
Servings: 24 servings (1/4 cup each))
Ingredients
- 6 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup chopped nuts of choice or a mix (walnuts, pecans, and/or almonds)
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup non flavored oil such as sunflower, canola, or avocado oil 1/3 cup of honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit of choice
Instructions
- Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all of the dry ingredients (not the oil, honey, vanilla, or dried fruit- if using)
- In a separate bowl, combine the oil, honey, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry ingredients and stir to coat thoroughly. Spread on prepared baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until nice and golden brown. About every 5 minutes, gently lift the outside edges with a large spatula and fold it into the middle, then smooth the granola out evenly in the pan*. Do not over bake. Add dried fruit once removed from the oven and let cool on baking sheet. When cool, store in airtight container. Enjoy!
Notes
- More or less nutty clusters- you decide. I prefer small and clumps in my granola. To get small clumps you will stir the granola about every 5 minutes while it is baking. To encourage LARGE clumps to form, press the oats mixture into a 1-inch thick oval for the first 15 minutes of baking. Then, remove the pan from the oven and use a fork to gently break the oval apart. Bake for 15 minutes more, and you’ll end up with large clusters.
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 4mg
