Homemade Fruit and Nut Granola is a healthy mix of oats, cranberries, sunflower seeds, coconut and cashews splashed with a maple syrup mixture, then baked to crispy perfection. Great as a family-friendly breakfast or snack and easy to customize!
I am not much of a cereal person, but let me spy homemade granola in the cupboard and IT IS ON! I make my own because some store-bought granola is so loaded with fat and calories that it’s considered fattening, not healthy. Again, I am not a nutritionist but at least with this homemade recipe I know exactly what’s going into it, so I can keep it low-sugar and fat, but still totally delicious
I know, I could omit the nuts and seeds, but I have always heard that including nuts in your diet is the best option to lead a healthy lifestyle, so they stay in. If you like, use almonds instead of cashews to reduce the fat and calories.
Rolled oats, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and roasted cashews are just the beginning! After I stir this up, I add the coconut and stir gently.
It’s starting to look a lot like granola!
YUM! Add maple syrup to brown sugar, salt and coconut oil. It smells so good that I really want to eat this mixture by the spoonful – okay, maybe just one taste! If you are diabolically against eating maple syrup or brown sugar, it is okay to substitute honey instead. Just a note – the granola will form little clumps when using honey.
Pour the syrup mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well with a spatula. For even color, make sure that everything is covered with the syrup.
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Fruit and Nut Granola
Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup cashew pieces
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, add rolled oats, cranberries, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, and cashews. Stir to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, brown sugar, salt and coconut oil. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir until oat mixture is coated.
- Turn mixture out onto a large baking sheet (or 2 smaller ones) and spread out into a shallow layer.
- Bake on center rack for 45 minutes, turning granola mixture halfway thru. Granola is done when mixture starts to look dry. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on pan.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Does not require refrigeration.
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© Copyright Christine Mello for Must Love Home. We would love for you to share a link to this recipe but please do not copy/paste the recipe instructions to websites or social media. We are happy for you to share a photo with a link back to this website instead.
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