Cinnamon and Honey Nut Granola
Easy to make, sweet, crunchy, and delicious. This Cinnamon and Honey Nut Granola is the perfect breakfast or grab-and-go snack!
Servings: 48 servings
Calories: 161kcal
Ingredients
- 3½ cups rolled oats
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut
- ½ cup wheat germ
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups honey
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups chopped dried fruit
Instructions
- Heat oven to 250℉/121℃.
- Spray rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Combine oats, coconut, wheat germ, nuts, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- Stir together.
- In a small bowl, whisk vegetable oil, salt, honey, and vanilla together. (It’ll take a little work.)
- Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Pour mixture onto prepared cookie sheet and spread evenly.
- Bake for 1½ hours, or until golden brown, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Cool in pan.
- Break apart and pour into large bowl.
- Mix in dried fruit.
Notes
Substitutions:
- You can use almost any nut you like in this recipe.
- Any dried fruit can be swapped for something you love.
- Ground flax seed can be used in place of the wheat germ.
- Be sure to spray the baking sheet with cooking spray or brush with vegetable oil before baking!
- Stir the granola every 15 minutes. Set a timer to remember! This helps the granola brown and cook evenly.
- Make sure to use a strong honey that you like the flavor of. Honey is the prominent flavor in this recipe!
Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg