Looking for an easy recipe for healthy granola? I’ve got you covered with these 3 tasty and nutritious homemade granola recipes! …You’ll never buy granola from the store again!

This may or may not come as a surprize, but granola is typically not a healthy food.

Most store-bought granola contains tons of sugar. And considering how granola is a popular pantry staple and breakfast food, you want to make sure it is nutritious and not just empty calories that spike your blood sugar.

Sure, you can probably find some healthy granola options – from organic brands, or health food stores, for example. But these tend to be much too expensive for my liking!

Enter homemade granola.

If you enjoy granola and eat it regularly, you need to try your hand at making it yourself!

Homemade granola is very easy and quick to make, and allows you to control the amount of sugar and other ingredients that go into it. It is bound to be much healthier, fresher, and tastier than anything you can find in store.

Here is an easy, healthy, homemade granola recipe with simple, nutritious ingredients. Packed with fibre, protein, and tons of tasty goodies….trust me, it’s addictive.

Recipe for Healthy Granola

Ingredient breakdown

First, here is a breakdown of the components of the perfect granola. This is the general granola guide, but there’s plenty of room to customize it and include your personal favourite ingredients!

Here are the basic granola components, with a few different options/alternatives listed out for each:

• Rolled oats (alternative: quinoa)
• Nuts: almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, pistachios, macadamia, etc.
• Seeds: chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, etc.
• Dried fruit: cranberries, raisins, apricots, dates, apples, bananas, mangos, strawberries, blueberries, etc.
• Spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cocoa, salt, vanilla, allspice, cardamom, etc.
• Oil: coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, sesame oil, flax seed oil, other nut and seeds oils, etc.
• Natural sweeteners: honey, maple syrup, date paste, etc.

And here are some additional ingredients that you can add in for different interesting flavour combos:

• Coconut flakes, shredded coconut
• Lemon zest, orange zest
• Butter (for extra crisp)
• Peanut butter, almond butter, other nut butter
• Tahini
• Semisweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate shavings (chocolate should be added at the end after baking and cooling)

The ingredients and combinations are truly endless!

To get started, here are the ingredients for 3 of my absolute favourite combinations:

1. Coconut Cranberry Granola

• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup walnuts/almonds, chopped
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, unsweetened
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Optional extras:

• 1/2 cup dried mango, chopped
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2. Apple Cinnamon Granola

• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup dried apples, chopped
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Optional extras:

• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3. Banana Nut Granola

• 1/2 cup peanut or almond butter, all natural
• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup walnuts/pecans/almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried banana or banana chips
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• a pinch of salt
• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Optional extras:

• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• dash of cinnamon

Directions

(Directions are the same for all three granola recipes)

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix together oats, nuts, seeds, spices, oil, and sweetener, making sure everything gets coated in the oil and sweetener.
3. Spread mixture out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, stirring half way through. Keep an eye on it to get it to your desired crispiness and colour!
5. Once baked and out of the oven, stir in dried fruit. (Can also add in the dried fruit in the last 10 minutes of baking).
6. Let cool before storing in an air-tight container. (It should keep for around 3 weeks. Can also keep it in the fridge or freezer for longer).
7. Enjoy! Top with fresh berries and fruit, eat with milk, yogurt, oatmeal, smoothie bowls, by itself….you name it!

I hope you enjoy these tasty (and healthy!) homemade granola recipes! Do you have a favourite granola flavour combo? Let me know in the comments below!

Healthy Granola - 3 Ways

This homemade granola recipe is so good you won't believe it's healthy! These recipes are so quick, so easy, and so customizable -- you'll never buy granola from the store again!

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Ingredients

Coconut Cranberry Granola

• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup walnuts/almonds, chopped
• 1 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, unsweetened
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• Optional extras: 1/2 cup chopped dried mango, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Apple Cinnamon Granola

• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup dried apples, chopped
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• Optional extras: 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Banana Nut Granola

• 1/2 cup peanut or almond butter, all natural
• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup walnuts/pecans/almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried banana or banana chips
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• pinch of salt
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• Optional extras: 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, dash of cinnamon

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix together oats, nuts, seeds, spices, oil, and sweetener, making sure everything gets coated in the oil and sweetener.
3. Spread mixture out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, stirring half way through. Keep an eye on it to get it to your desired crispiness and colour!
5. Once baked and out of the oven, stir in dried fruit. (Can also add in the dried fruit in the last 10 minutes of baking).
6. Let cool before storing in an air-tight container. (It should keep for around 3 weeks. Can also keep it in the fridge or freezer for longer).
7. Enjoy! Top with fresh berries and fruit, eat with milk, yogurt, oatmeal, smoothie bowls, by itself….you name it!

Notes

If adding chocolate chips, these should be added at the end after baking and cooling.