Homemade Granola Healthy. Make Easy Recipe For Homemade Granola

This cinnamon granola recipe is seriously tasty and seriously simple to make. If you are looking for a healthy homemade granola recipe, then you must try this maple cinnamon granola!

Homemade Granola. What You Will Need +  Ingredients Substitutes

To make this homemade granola easy, just remember to stick to the following quantities: 

💛 3 cups of rolled oats

💛 ⅓ cup of nut butter (almond butter, peanut butter, or tahini are all great options). If you don't have any nut butter you can use coconut oil instead

💛 ⅓ cup of maple syrup (can be substituted for agave or honey if vegan is not required)

💛 1 cup of pecans (can be substituted for any nuts such as almonds, walnuts, macadamias etc. My favourite is pecans) 

💛 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon

💛 ½ teaspoon of fine salt (make sure its high quality). You can reduce this to ¼ if you prefer less salty (I always like to add salt!)

How To Make This Healthy Homemade Granola

💛 Preheat oven to 180 degrees or 250F

💛 Bake pecans for 3-4 mins in the oven, remove and set aside (keep oven on)

💛 Mix maple syrup and nut butter in a small bowl

💛 Add oats, nut butter & maple syrup, cinnamon, & salt to a large bowl. Mix well, slowly adding all ingredients to the oats to ensure it is evenly mixed through

💛 Spread onto a baking paper lined tray

💛 Bake for 10 minutes. Thanks to the cinnamon, your whole kitchen will smell DELIGHTFUL when this is baking!

💛 Remove, let cool, add pecans, and add to an airtight jar

Press play on the video below for a short 30 second tutorial on how to make this homemade granola from start to finish

In this video I add the pecans to the whole mix first and remove then from the oats after 4 minutes in the oven. Then add the oats back to the oven for another 6 minutes. The pecans will burn if they are in the oven for more than 4 minutes. 

Is this homemade granola gluten free?

Sort of. The only ingredient that could be considered not gluten free is the rolled oats. Oats are often contaminated with gluten because they may be processed in the same facilities as gluten-containing grains like wheat, rye, and barley. Some brands claim to be gluten free as they are processed separately. This is allowed in some countries but others. Gluten free oats are often safe for most people with a gluten intolerance or sensitivity, but usually not for those with cealic. If you want truly 100% gluten free homemade granola then I suggest you use a recipe without oats. 

How to make homemade granola with peanut butter

Make sure to use peanut butter as your nutter butter of choice. You may also choose to use peanuts as your nut of choice for a super peanutty homemade granola with peanut butter. 

How long does homemade granola last?

As soon as the granola has cooled, add it to an airtight container and it can last for up to 1 month. Make sure you don't leave it out for too long, especially if you live somewhere with high humidity. At the same time, don't add it to the jar before it has cooled properly. Honestly, the granola will be eaten well before 1 month though because its so tasty!

How to make cinnamon granola clusters 

To make cinnamon granola clusters, add an extra ¼ cup of nut butter to the well mixed oats and roughly mix through. Do this so cluster are formed. When spreading the oats onto the lined baking tray, make sure the desired sized clusters are together. The clusters will bake and bond together 

A word of warning. Be careful not to burn it! 

Be careful not to burn the oats! Everyone’s oven is different. Even 1-2 minutes could be make or break with this recipe, so please keep an eye on the cooking oats!

Why not try this recipe with my coconut yogurt recipe. Made with real coconuts, combined with the granola makes a healthy breaky! Click here for the recipe