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Homemade Granola
Rolled oats, pecans, and pumpkin seeds bake at 300°F with honey and oil until deep golden. Dried cranberries are stirred in after baking so they do not scorch.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Easy
Why you’ll love it
- A low oven dries the oats without burning the honey.
- Oil, not butter, coats the grains and keeps the batch dairy-free.
- Stirring once helps the edges and center brown evenly.
- The granola crisps as it cools, so it should not be packed while hot.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 300°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment.
- 2
Stir the oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.
- 3
Warm the honey and oil together until the honey loosens, then stir in the vanilla.
- 4
Pour the honey mixture over the oats and stir until every flake looks coated.
- 5
Spread the granola in an even layer. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, stirring once halfway, until deep golden.
- 6
Cool completely on the pan. Stir in the dried cranberries, then break the granola into clusters.
Pro tips
- Do not walk away at the end; honey goes from golden to burnt quickly.
- Leave it undisturbed while it cools if you want bigger clusters.
- Store it only after it is fully cool or the jar will steam and soften.
Easy substitutions
- pecans
- almonds
- pumpkin seeds
- sunflower seeds
- honey
- maple syrup
Storage and reheating
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.
Reheating
Granola is eaten at room temperature; if it softens, bake at 300°F for 6 to 8 minutes and cool again.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 336
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
Budget friendly · Oven · Vegetarian, Dairy-Free
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