Go Back
+ servings
Healthy Homemade Granola

Healthy Granola

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup nuts of choice slivered almonds, chopped walnuts
  • ¼  cup wheat germ
  • ¼  cup shelled hemp seed or flaxseed
  • ¼  cup dark brown sugar
  • ¼  cup maple syrup
  • ¼  cup oil of choice olive oil, coconut oil, grapeseed oil
  • ¾  teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dried fruit of choice raisins, craisins, cherries, apricots

Instructions

  • 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine oats, nuts, wheat germ and hemp seeds. 
  • 2 In a small pot slowly heat brown sugar, maple syrup, oil, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.  Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.3 Pour syrup over oat mixture and mix well. Lay granola on a large sheet pan. Sprinkle with a little water and smush together handfuls with your hands (this helps form the clusters). 4 Cook for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from oven and transfer to a bowl, add dried fruit and store in an airtight container. 5 Nutrition Information per 1/4 cup: 200 calories, 10 g fat, 26 g carbohydrate, 4.8 g protein