Homemade Granola with Honey Recipe

The Homemade Granola with Honey Recipe offers a quick and easy way to create a flavorful and delicious granola that serves as both a satisfying snack and a nutritious breakfast cereal. With its natural sweetness derived from maple syrup and honey, this recipe stands out as a wholesome and healthier alternative. The ingredients include rolled oats, chopped almonds, chopped pecans, brown sugar, salt, maple syrup, honey, vanilla or almond extract, dried cranberries, dried apricots, or raisins.

To prepare this delightful granola, combine the rolled oats, almonds, pecans, brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl. The sweetness is then enhanced with the addition of maple syrup, honey, and vanilla or almond extract. Adjustments can be made to the sweetness level based on personal preference. The mixture is spread evenly on a baking tray coated with cooking spray and baked in a preheated oven at 300 degrees for 45 minutes, with stirring every 15 minutes for an even bake.

After baking, the granola is taken out of the oven, and dried fruits such as cranberries, apricots, or raisins are added. Once cooled, the granola can be stored in a Ziploc bag for future use. This versatile granola can be enjoyed as a snack on its own or as a breakfast cereal with milk. For added variety, it can also be used as a delightful topping for yogurt, providing a wholesome and customizable breakfast or snack option.

Ingredients

Directions to make Homemade Granola with Honey Recipe

1. In a large bowl combine the first 5 ingredients together
2. Add the maple syrup, vanilla and honey to the bowl mix well, if you like sweet granola you can add more syrup and honey to it.
3. Spread the mixture evenly onto the baking tray coated with cooking spray. Bake in the preheat oven at 300 degree for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. After 45 minutes turn the heat off, and take it out the oven.
4. Add the dried fruits to the mixture. Let it cool, store in a Ziploc bag for later use.

Serve as snack or breakfast cereal with milk or top with yogurt

Thank you and enjoy it.

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