Homemade Granola Recipe

This granola tastes a little sweet and salty. Save money by making your own!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American, Canadian

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword gluten free, homemade granola

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 414kcal

Author Cathy

1 cup (237 ml) coconut oil melted
3 tablespoons (45 ml) raw honey (Replace with 3 more tablespoons maple syrup for vegan.)
2 tablespoons (30 ml) maple syrup
4 cups (360 g) gluten free rolled oats
1 cup (142 g) sesame seeds
1 cup (133 g) raw sunflower seeds
1 cup (93 g) unsweetened flaked coconut
1 cup (70 g) sliced almonds
1 ½ teaspoons (4 g) cinnamon
1 ¼ teaspoons (8 g) sea salt
¾ cup (113 g) sultana raisins
¾ cup (98 g) dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 300 F.
Combine liquid coconut oil, honey, and maple syrup. (The coconut oil and honey can be melted in the preheating oven, if necessary.)
In a large roasting pan, stir together the oatmeal, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, almonds, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the liquid coconut oil mixture until the dry ingredients are evenly coated.
Bake for 30 minutes. Stir. Bake another 15 minutes.
Stir. Return to oven. Turn the oven off, and leave the granola sitting in there for 10 more minutes.
Remove from oven. Stir in raisins and cranberries.

If you don't have a large roasting pan for your homemade granola recipe, mix the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and spread it all out onto large baking sheets. You'll need watch your granola closely as it's baking. It will brown faster on baking sheets than in a roasting pan, so may need less time.
Make your granola vegan but replacing the honey with more maple syrup.