Quick & Easy Homemade Granola

6 cups

1 Hours 15 Minutes

This quick and easy to make homemade granola is sure to become a family favorite! We love how the smell of cinnamon fills the air in our house while the granola bakes in the oven. This granola is packed full fo flavor with coconut, craisins, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, and maple syrup! I like to sweeten our granola with maple syrup as it also helps to make the clumps of granola stick together. You can easily make this homemade granola over the weekend and have plenty leftover for the week ahead!

Growing up with food allergies I was never able to buy the store bought granola. Most granola contains nuts, so it was very important to me that I made my own nut-free granola. It’s taken me a few years of experimenting to make a recipe that’s just perfect for our family. I hope that you too will enjoy this homemade granola.

In our family, we like to make the granola on the weekend so that we have a quick and easy breakfast throughout the week. There’s so many ways you can use this granola recipe. My daughter loves to pour milk over her granola and eat it like cereal while I love to eat my granola mixed with yogurt. When we are feeling fancy or having company over, I’ll make granola parfaits and top with seasonal berries. And of course, our favorite is to top ice cream with granola for an added crunch.

Close-up of homemade granola. Excellent as a snack, breakfast with milk or yogurt, or even an after school treat.

This granola also makes a great yogurt parfait. Simply layer yogurt, granola, fruit, and repeat.

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Begin by mixing all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine oats, pumpkin seeds, craisins, coconut flakes, cinnamon, and ground chia seed together.
Next, pour in maple syrup and melted coconut oil into bowl.
Using a large kitchen spoon, stir all ingredients together.
Pour granola mixture over lined baking sheet. Spread evenly.
Bake granola in oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. To ensure even cooking, stir granola every 15 minutes. Be sure to not over cook or the craisins will dry out and become rock hard.
Enjoy! Store leftover granola in an airtight container.