Master Homemade Granola Recipe: One Recipe, Multiple Possibilities
A homemade granola recipe you can customize to make your own. Use the base recipe, and then choose any spice, dried fruit, or nuts/seeds desired. One base granola recipe with multiple possibilities. One of my favorite ways to enjoy this granola is on top of healthy yogurt bowls.
Preheat the oven to 300F. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts and/or seeds, and salt. Add any additional mix-ins from the list (see below: Additional Mix-Ins).
Add the olive oil and maple syrup to a medium bowl. If you’d like a chunkier granola, add an egg white to this mixture. Whisk to combine the liquid ingredients. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
Spread the granola over the parchment paper. Bake the granola for 45 minutes, or until toasted, golden, and fragrant.
Once the granola has been removed from the oven, stir in the dried fruit, if using. If you want a chunkier granola, don’t stir the granola when it's warm. For a chunkier granola, let the granola rest until slightly cool and then break into chunks, then add any dried fruit desired.
Enjoy the granola warm, or allow it to cool before storing the granola in containers. The granola will keep on the counter for about a week, in the fridge for a few weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
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*Nut and/or Seed Options: Walnuts Pecans Pumpkin seeds Sunflower seeds For large nuts, you may want to chop the nuts.**Dried Fruit Options: Chopped mango Chopped pineapple Cherries Raisins Dried apples Chopped and pitted dates***Spice Options: Cinnamon--1 tsp, or to taste Cardamom--1 tsp, or to taste Pumpkin pie spice--1 tsp, or to taste Ground Nutmeg--only use ¼-½ tsp to taste Ground Clove--only use ¼ tsp to taste Ground Ginger--only use ¼-½ tsp to taste I also love to mix spices. For examples: 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp ginger, and ¼ tsp nutmeg. Add the spice or spices of your choice, and taste as you stir--adding more spice if desired.Additional Mix-Ins (add when mixing the dry ingredients before baking): 1 cup coconut flakes ½ cup cacao nibs--You can also use chocolate chips instead of cacao nibs. Wait to add the chocolate chips until after the granola bakes and cools. Cacao nibs won’t melt, so they can be added before baking the granola. Chocolate chips will melt. 1/4-1/2 cup chia seeds, flax meal, or hemp hearts