This easy granola recipe is sweetened with honey and brown sugar and loaded with delicious add-ins like coconut, almonds and raisins. Customize it however you'd like to make it your own! Delicious served in yogurt parfaits, as breakfast cereal, or as a snack!
For an on-the-go version, try my homemade granola bar recipe!
When I was beginning my recipe collection 20 years ago, I asked some of my friends if anyone had a granola recipe that they really liked. I lucked out when my friend, Mary, shared her mother-in-law's recipe with me. It has been a staple in our home ever since.
Why I Love This Easy Granola Recipe
The original recipe called for 1 ½ cups brown sugar. I use a combination of honey and brown sugar. That's the beauty of this easy granola recipe---you can use it as a base and customize it to your liking. If you don't need 12+ cups of granola, make half of a batch. Making for a crowd? This recipe can be easily doubled.
📢 What Others Are Saying
I love this recipe! My husband, Kenon, eats it virtually every morning! ---Katrina on Facebook
🥣 Simple Ingredients and Mix-Ins
- Oats: The main ingredient in granola is oats. For this recipe, the best oats to use are old-fashioned rolled oats. They give the granola the best texture. I prefer using old-fashioned oats for other recipes as well, like cowboy cookies and copycat Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. You can use quick oats in a pinch. In fact, that's what I used this time because it was what I had on hand. The flavor is the same, but you don't get as many clusters.
- Sweeteners: I like using a combination of honey and brown sugar. Coconut also adds a sweetness to the granola. I have not tried making this recipe with 100% honey.
- Fiber Boost: The recipe calls for 8 cups of oats. You can drop that down to 7 cups of oats and substitute a mixture of flax seed, wheat germ, quinoa, or any other grain you'd like for a boost of fiber without affecting the texture of the granola.
- Delicious Mix-Ins: This is where you can get creative. I like adding almonds and raisins, but dates, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, or pecans would be delicious. Tip: Add the dried fruit when the trays of granola come out of the oven. Raisins and cranberries do not need to bake. They can be tossed into the finished granola.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
👩🍳 How To Make Granola With Honey and Almonds
Step 1: Add oats, brown sugar, nuts, salt, and coconut flakes to a large bowl. Stir.
Step 2: Pour honey, oil and water over oat mixture and stir to combine.
Step 3: Spread granola mixture onto 2 shallow baking sheets in a thin layer.
Step 4: Bake the granola, periodically stirring it. Add raisins and any other dried fruit mix-ins.
Easy Granola Recipe FAQs
Neutral flavored oils like canola, vegetable, or coconut oil work best for granola.
Granola can be stored for up to two weeks in an airtight container. Make sure that it is completely cool and dry before storing.
Granola can be frozen for up to 2 months. Allow to thaw at room temperature. It might not be as crunchy as it was freshly baked, but will still be delicious.
I'm always blown away by the price of a small box of granola compared to other cereals. Oats are inexpensive, as well as the ingredients needed to make granola. A large batch will save you money, depending on the mix-ins that you include.
One of my favorite parts about this granola is the coconut. It toasts perfectly while baking and adds such a delicious flavor! I prefer to eat granola like cereal, in a bowl with milk. It is also yummy sprinkled over yogurt or homemade strawberry ice cream!
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Easy Granola Recipe With Honey and Almonds
Ingredients
- 8 cups uncooked oats
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- ½ cup honey
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ cups oil vegetable, canola, or coconut
- 1 cup raisins or dates
Instructions
- Add oats, brown sugar, coconut, nuts, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add honey, oil and water. Stir to combine.
- Spread granola evenly in 2 shallow baking sheets and bake at 275 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Stir the granola and rotate the baking sheets. Bake another 30 minutes. Stir granola once more. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the granola and coconut are golden brown.
- Add diced dates and raisins as desired to the cooled granola. Note: Granola may feel moist, but it will dry as it cools.
Brandy says
Almost 20 years later, and this is still my go-to recipe. My family loves it, and I love how the coconut and almonds get all toasty.