Best A Better Granola Recipes

BASIC GRANOLA

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This is the only granola recipe you need. While some recipes are too sweet and others don't bind into those super-satisfying clusters, our approach solves for these snafus and also allows for improvisation: You can swap in any nuts, seeds, or dried fruit you have handy, and adjust so yours is higher in protein or lower in sugar.

Provided by Riley Wofford

Categories Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Time 1h

Yield Makes about 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups chopped nuts, seeds, or a combination, such as almonds, pistachios, and walnuts and pumpkin, sunflower, and flax seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (we use Diamond Crystal)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup
1/3 cup vegetable or extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup dried fruit, such as cherries, cranberries, or chopped apricots

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. In a large heatproof bowl, combine oats, nuts and seeds, salt, and cinnamon.
Bring brown sugar, honey, and oil to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Pour over oat mixture; stir to combine. Spread in an even layer on prepared sheet.
Bake, stirring every 15 minutes, until golden and crisp, 40 to 55 minutes. Let cool completely. Stir in fruit. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

GOOD-FOR-YOU GRANOLA

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Try this energy-boosting granola breakfast to start your day - it's good for you!

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Time 35m

Yield Makes 15 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
125ml maple syrup
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
300g rolled oats
50g sunflower seed
4 tbsp sesame seeds
50g pumpkin seeds
100g flaked almond
100g dried berries (find them in the baking aisle)
50g coconut flakes or desiccated coconut

Steps:

Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Mix the oil, maple syrup, honey and vanilla in a large bowl. Tip in all the remaining ingredients, except the dried fruit and coconut, and mix well.
Tip the granola onto two baking sheets and spread evenly. Bake for 15 mins, then mix in the coconut and dried fruit, and bake for 10-15 mins more. Remove and scrape onto a flat tray to cool. Serve with cold milk or yogurt. The granola can be stored in an airtight container for up to a month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 15 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.02 milligram of sodium