Homemade Granola Recipe

5 from 39 votes

This Homemade Granola is golden, crunchy, and lightly sweetened with honey and brown sugar. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or gifting.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or coat with cooking spray.
In a saucepan combine the sugar, honey, and oil. Stir over medium heat until sugar has dissolved.
Add oats to a mixing bowl. Pour the honey mixture over the oats. Add cinnamon and salt. Stir everything together until evenly coated.
Spread the mixture evenly over the baking sheet and gently press down.
Bake for 1 hour. Stir the mixture every 15-20 minutes.
Remove and allow the mixture to cool completely in the pan.
Break apart and Enjoy.

Recipe Tips.

To add coconut flakes, mix them in during the last 10-15 minutes or toss them in after the granola has cooled.
You can add up to ½ cup chopped nuts and seeds to the mix, then bake, but if you wish to add dried fruits, then mix them in after the granola has baked and cooled.
The more you press the granola together on the baking sheet, the bigger the clumps will be, and stir carefully to avoid breaking up the clumps.
Cooling completely allows the honey and sugar mixture to solidify, binding the oats together.
Use the granola to make trail mix, in parfaits, a smoothie bowl, or on oatmeal.

Store. Store homemade granola in an airtight container for about 2 weeks at room temperature, or for 2-3 months in the freezer.

For more substitutions and tips, check out the full recipe post