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    Home » Recipes

    Homemade Granola Recipe You'll Make Time and Time Again

    by Patti Estep · May 24, 2019

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    This homemade granola recipe is one I often get requests for. It's made with simple ingredients that you can vary to suit your taste.

    bolwl of homemade granola

    This recipe is not new. In fact, it existed on a different page on this website for a while. However, I never actually wrote a post about it. Recently when I realized how popular it was I decided to give this granola recipe it's own feature story.

    It all started with a TV show I watched where the host made her own granola. She used raisins, both dark and white and I think different kinds of nuts in her recipe. Also, as I recall the original recipe required toasting the oats. 

    Granola on a sheet pan

    I eventually came up with the homemade granola recipe below. It has cranberries and pecans and the oats are added straight from the box.

    The funny thing is I didn't know just how much my friends liked this recipe. In fact, they ask me regularly to make it and I also end up bringing it to the beach for my family to enjoy.

    Ways to Enjoy Homemade Granola

    • The obvious is straight from the container as a snack.
    • This granola is delicious on yogurt for breakfast or added to cereal.
    • Add it to vanilla ice cream for a decadent dessert. (vanilla yogurt is pretty good too)
    • Use it to top a pie or fruit crisp instead of the typically crumble topping.
    • Use it to make a parfait with whip cream and fresh fruit.
    Bags of granola

    Don't care for cranberries or pecan? Make it any way you'd like. I bet it will taste great any way you decide to make it. This recipe makes 6 cups of granola but it's pretty easy to double. I usually do that. Keep the extras in a sealed container. It should last for a few months.

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    P.S. You might like my Granola Bars on the go which uses this recipe as the base. See it and many more fun homemade gift ideas on my Recipes Page.

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    bolwl of homemade granola

    Homemade Granola

    Patti Estep
    This homemade granola recipe is one I often get requests for. It's made with simple ingredients that you can vary to suit your taste.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Additional Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Appetizers and Snacks, Breakfast Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 cups
    Calories 357 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 cups Oats
    • 3/4 cup Butter (12 Tablespoons)
    • 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
    • 2 Tablespoons of Honey
    • 2 Tablespoons of Ground Cinnamon
    • 1 cup Pecans chopped
    • 1 cup dried cranberries chopped

    Instructions
     

    • Melt butter, brown sugar and honey on low heat.
    • When it starts to bubble, mix in the cinnamon, nuts and cranberries.
    • Then add the oats and mix well.
    • Spread on a cookie sheet to cool.

    Notes

    Substitute your heart away with this recipe; use white raisins instead of cranberries or different kinds of nuts. Once I added chocolate chips.
    Store in your favorite containers or bag up as gifts.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 97mgFiber: 5gSugar: 23g
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Carole West

      May 24, 2019 at 7:56 am

      This is perfect and adding it to my healthy cooking for the summer. Will probably skip the sugar and use almonds instead of pecans. Yummy!

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      • Patti Estep

        May 24, 2019 at 9:54 am

        Perfect. That's one of the things like about this recipe. I'm a big fan of almonds too. You'll have to let me know how it tastes without the sugar.

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