Wholesome Granola
Made with crunchy oats and nuts, naturally sweetened with honey, and jazzed up with heat cinnamon spices, this Wholesome Granola recipe unstoppably addictive, straightforward to make, and even simpler to eat!
Why You’ll Love This Do-it-yourself Wholesome Granola Recipe
- Wholesome Granola That’s Really Wholesome. Retailer-bought granola is commonly loaded with unhealthy oils and gobs of sugar. Not this home made model! It’s sweetened fully with honey and wishes solely two tablespoons of coconut oil for the entire batch due to my stealthy wholesome ingredient, egg white. The egg white additionally contributes to my home made granola promoting level….
- Crispity-Crunchity. Nothing is extra loathsome than a soggy home made granola recipe. This crunchy granola recipe has a delightfully crisp texture and kinds good chunks, due to the egg white.
- Higher Than Retailer-Purchased. In comparison with store-bought alternate options, making your individual home made granola (or Wholesome Granola Bars) can also be far inexpensive and a lot better for you too. In my view, it’s the healthiest granola you can also make that also tastes extremely decadent, and its crunch is actually pleasant.
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“I had by no means made granola earlier than and tried your recipe. Holy smokes is it scrumptious!”
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Learn how to Make Wholesome Granola
The Substances
- Rolled Oats. The bottom of our granola recipe.
- Uncooked Almonds. Provides scrumptious crunch and protein. Be at liberty to swap in different nuts right here in case you like.
- Shredded Coconut. Utilizing unsweetened coconut makes the granola style wealthy and toasty. The coconut taste isn’t robust; somewhat, it offers the granola an additional somethin’ somethin’ to make it significantly addictive. You’ve been warned.
- Flaxseed Meal. A easy, wholesome addition.
- Wheat Germ. The tremendous nutritious coronary heart of the wheat berry. Wheat germ is wealthy in protein, fiber, and minerals (learn extra about its well being advantages right here). If you happen to can’t discover it, you possibly can swap extra flaxseed meal.
- Cinnamon + Honey + Vanilla. The flavour makers! All three present cozy goodness, and the honey provides a pleasant sweetness. For a vegan wholesome granola, swap the honey for pure maple syrup (the maple syrup will brown extra shortly, nevertheless it gained’t style burnt. It is going to be scrumptious!).
- Egg White. One little egg white can moisten and bind the complete batch, and you can’t style it within the slightest. If it’s worthwhile to make the recipe vegan, you should utilize 2 extra tablespoons of oil as an alternative of the egg white.
- Combine-ins. Chocolate chips are at all times a welcomed addition. I additionally love including dried apricots, figs, dates, raisins, or dried cranberries.
The Instructions
- Mix the Dry Substances. Place all of them in a big bowl with a lot of room for stirring.
- Stir. Pour within the honey, coconut oil, and vanilla extract and stir.
- Whisk. In one other bowl, whisk the egg white till it’s frothy. Stir it into the granola.
- Switch to Baking Sheet. Unfold the granola in a fair layer.
- Bake. Bake this wholesome granola recipe at 300 levels F for 20 minutes, then flip the granola, rotate the pan, and bake for 15 to twenty minutes extra, or till dry to the contact. Cool utterly, then eat now or retailer for later and ENJOY!
Recipe Variations
- Crock Pot Granola. Set it and neglect it!
- Pumpkin Granola. The comfortable granola all of us want for the autumn.
- Gluten Free Granola. A easy recipe for anybody who can’t eat gluten.
- Chocolate Granola. The right addition to ice cream.
- Gingerbread Granola. Hey, vacation gifting!
Learn how to Serve Wholesome Granola
- By Itself. I like snacking on this wholesome granola recipe by the handful.
- With Yogurt. Spruce up your morning routine by topping your favourite yogurt with this granola.
- With Ice Cream. Make dessert extra nutritious by scattering some granola on prime of ice cream.
- On Pancakes or Waffles. Granola breakfast pancakes or waffles are delicious and delightfully crunchy.
- In Cookies. Use it in these wholesome Granola Cookies for an ideal, wholesome various to store-bought granola!
Recipe Suggestions and Tips
- Make Positive The whole lot Is Evenly Coated. Bits which might be dry gained’t be scrumptious and cluster-y. Be sure that the honey, oil, extract, and egg white coat each final bit!
- Hold an Eye on It Close to the Finish. Throughout the previous couple of minutes of cooking time this wholesome granola recipe can go from golden brown to burnt quick. (Whereas I’ll eat numerous issues which might be burnt, blackened almonds are completely foul. Take my phrase for it!) In case your oven runs scorching, it’s possible you’ll must take the granola out a bit early.
- Put Your Personal Spin On It. Attempt totally different spices, nuts, or seeds pre-baking. After baking and cooling, you possibly can add dried fruit, chocolate chip, and different components to the combination in case you’d like.
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A straightforward and scrumptious wholesome granola recipe made with honey, oats, and almonds. Easy to make and excellent for wholesome breakfasts and snacks!
Servings 14 servings (4 3/4 cup complete)
Energy 230kcal
Substances
- 3 cups quaint rolled oats gluten free if wanted
- 1 cup uncooked almonds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup Bob’s Pink Mill Floor Flaxseed Meal don’t use entire flaxseed
- 1/4 cup wheat germ substitute extra coconut to make gluten free
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon floor cinnamon
- 1/2 cup honey* I favor to make use of uncooked honey
- 2 tablespoons melted virgin coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 massive egg white
- As much as 3/4 cup mix-ins of selection: chocolate chips apricots, figs, dates, craisins, raisins, and many others., chopped if massive
Directions
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Preheat your oven to 300 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a big bowl, stir collectively the oats, coconut, almonds, flaxseed, wheat germ, salt, and cinnamon. Pour within the honey, coconut oil, and vanilla extract and stir to coat. Style and add extra honey in case you favor a sweeter granola.
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In a small bowl, briskly whisk the egg white till it’s frothy. Stir into the granola combination, doing all your finest to evenly incorporate it all through.
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Unfold the granola in a single layer on the ready baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, then take away the sheet from the oven and with a big spatula, fastidiously flip massive sections of the granola over, doing all your finest to maintain them intact (that is what kinds the granola chunks.) Rotate the pan 180 levels, return it to the oven, then bake for 15-20 extra minutes, till the granola is golden brown and feels virtually dry to the contact (it is going to proceed to crisp as nicely it cools). Watch it fastidiously in direction of the top, as honey tends to shortly brown.
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Take away from the oven, place the pan on a cooling rack, then let the granola cool utterly on the pan. Break granola into chunks of your required dimension, then fastidiously combine within the dried fruit. Take pleasure in with milk, yogurt, or by itself as a snack.
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Notes
- TO STORE: Hold leftover granola in an hermetic storage container at room temperature for as much as 1 to 2 weeks.
- TO FREEZE: Freeze granola in an hermetic, freezer-safe storage container for as much as 3 months. Let thaw at room temperature earlier than serving.
Diet
Serving: 1(of 14); 1/3 cup with out additional mix-ins | Energy: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 12g | Saturated Fats: 4g | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg
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