Have you ever stood in the grocery aisle with overwhelming choices of granola and still not be able to find just the right one? Me too. In my quest to reduce processed foods and added sugars from my diet, foods like granola can be hard to come by. It’s surprisingly easy to make your own homemade version.
Healthier Homemade Granola in 5 min
Many of my favorite homemade recipes are inspiration from other published recipes. It’s easy to swap ingredients and amounts to fit your own nutritional needs. This easy, 5 min prep granola came from Eleven Madison Park with a number of tweaks.
I significantly cut the added sugar amounts. Yes, ingredients like honey, agave, and maple syrup are indeed sugar.I also added vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. How can you leave out those key ingredients? I’ve also swapped out coconut chips and added dark chocolate chips. Coconut is full of saturated fat and lots of calories.
Here’s my take on an easy, delicious vanilla cinnamon granola to enjoy on your favorite yogurt or alone. Let me know what you think! Check out some of my other homemade, healthy meals.
Make Your Own Healthy(ier) Homemade Granola 5 min prep
Make your own healthier granola with all natural ingredients, lower sugar. 5 min prep time!
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 C rolled oats
- 1 C shelled pistachios
- 1/3 C raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 Tbl salt
- 2 Tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 Tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 Cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 C olive oil
- 1/3 C maple syrup
- 3/4 C dried unsweetened sour cherries-chopped
- 1 C dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- preheat over to 300 F
- In a large bowl combine: oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds. Salt, cinnamon, nutmeg
- In a small saucepan add: brown sugar, maple syrup, olive oil, vanilla. Bring heat to medium and whisk until dissolved (1-2 min)
- Poor over oats mixture and combine
- Spread mixture onto baking sheet and bake for approx 40 min
- Allow to cool add in chopped cherries and chocolate chips
Notes
Store granola in an airtight container for best results.
I used to make homemade granola all the time. Even though its quick and easy I just haven’t had time lately. This looks like a good variation!
Hope you have tine to try it out sometime!
Your tweaks added all my favorite things. I need to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks mine too! Let me know what you think
This looks yummy and easy to make. My husband loves granola (though I doubt that he’d actually make it himself 🙂 ).
It is so easy!
This sounds great. I love the addition of the sour cherries.
I was surprised that they worked so well here