Description
This homemade granola is a delicious and healthy snack option, packed with old fashioned oats, seeds, and sweetened with honey.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup sunflower seeds, or chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add old fashioned oats, sunflower seeds, and ground flaxseed. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stirring frequently. Butter will begin to foam and boil. After 4 to 5 minutes you will see brown flecks appear in the bottom of the pan.
- Continue to stir until butter is golden and flecks are a medium brown color. Watch closely, butter will brown quickly. The entire process takes about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove butter from heat and add honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Drizzle butter mixture over oats and toss until evenly coated. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread into a single layer.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes, rotating pan once halfway through, or until granola looks golden brown across the top. If edges are browning too quickly, give your oats a quick toss and press back into an even layer.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on baking sheet. Granola will harden as it cools.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
- This granola can be customized with your favorite nuts and seeds.
- Great for breakfast or as a healthy snack.
- Can be stored for up to two weeks in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg