We have weaned ourselves off eating cold, sugar laced cereal. This granola recipe has replaced the cold cereal we were buying. It is a good replacement and healthier and much more economical. Once you make homemade granola, you will find that you can change it up to take out what you may not like and replace it with things that you do. Granola is very, very forgiving!
Best Homemade Granola
- 9 cups of oats
- 1 cup of honey
- 1 cup of coconut oil
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 2 cup raisins (we like the golden raisins)
- 1/2 cup pecans
In a large bowl, mix together the oats, salt, cinnamon and pecans. In a separate saucepan, heat together the honey and coconut oil. Bring it to a gentle boil. Pour it over the dry ingredients and mix well. Place on a cookie sheet and bake in oven for 10 minutes on 350. Remove from oven and add in raisins or other dried fruit of your choice. Cool and place in air-tight containers. I keep ours in the frig. If you like your granola crunchy, you will need to stir it during the baking time and increase the baking time. We like ours soft, so we only bake it for the 10 minutes.
What is your best homemade granola recipe?
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My favorite is the Cranberry Almond Granola on The Prudent Homemaker’s website. I sub brown sugar and a bit of water for the honey because I just don’t like the taste of honey in granola. I just started making granola and I am loving having that beautiful canning jar full of goodness in my pantry.
So.. Your recipe is almost exactly like our recipe ..
I do go a little crazy with seeds tho..
Along with unsweetened shredded coconut, we add .. sunflower seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, either walnuts or pecans .. pumpkin seeds!
Sometimes I use Rapadura sugar.. are you familar with it? Great for granola – also use … goji berries when I can get them. Lets see.. molasses! or maple syrup! olive oil or coconut oil!
Love your recipe! Thank you for posting it. My husband and I have currently embarked on a new lifestyle and we are looking for ways to save money and eat healthier. I appreciate your website very much.
Yum! And aren’t forgiving recipes nice? I like the simplicity too–I normally stock all of these ingredients.