Best Healthy Granola Recipes

CHEWY, NUTTY, HEALTHY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Stir peanut butter and melted butter together in a bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar, honey, corn syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt; stir. Mix applesauce into peanut butter mixture.
• Combine oats and flour in a bowl; toss to coat oats with flour. Stir peanuts and raisins into oat mixture. Pour peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture; stir to coat completely. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and continue baking until chocolate melts and edges begin to brown, about 5 minutes more. Spread melted chocolate chips with the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula to coat the top. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

(SUPER HEALTHY) CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Toast oats for 5 minutes in a dry skillet over medium heat. Let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (including oats) and whisk together until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients until well blended.
• Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and blend gently until well moistened. Add any of the suggested additions now (see Step 8). Mixture should be moist but not too wet. If it seems too dry and crumbly, add a little more applesauce (by the spoonful).
• Line a 9in x 13in pan with parchment paper and press mixture into pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Cut into bars while warm, but let cool completely before removing from pan.
• Suggested additions (add up to 2 cups of any of the following): chocolate chips, raisins (soaked in hot water for 10 minutes then drained), unsweetened shredded coconut, sunflower seeds (unsalted), pumpkin seeds (unsalted), dried fruit (like chopped apricots, cranberries), chopped toasted nuts.

HEALTHY HOMEMADE GRANOLA CEREAL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, pecans, brown sugar and salt (if using); mix well.
• In another bowl, mix the oil, honey, water and vanilla.
• Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Spread over a jelly-roll pan sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake at 300°F for 50-60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• The last 10-15 minutes add the raisins.
• The granola will brown as it cooks.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container.
• ENJOY!

HEALTHY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Toast oats on a dry sheet pan at 400 degrees for 10min or until slightly brown and toasted.
• Whisk together eggs, egg whites, vanilla, oil, cinnamon, sugar and salt in a bowl.
• Add in oats, fruit, nuts and bran.
• Spread in a 8 by 11 pan that is lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cook at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool, cut and enjoy!
• If you use a bigger pan like a 9 by 13 your bars will be thiner and cook in approx 25min. Or use a smaller pan for thicker bars and cook an extra 5-10min.

HEALTHY WHOLE GRAIN GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together bananas, brown sugar and splenda until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat until incorporated.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add to wet mixture.
• Stir in oats, puff cereal, raisins and cranberries and mix well.
• Spread evenly in a 13x9 inches baking pan lined with tin foil.
• Bake for 27-30 minutes until light golden brown.
• Remove from oven, let cool 1 minute and using tin foil as handles gently lift bars out of the cake pan. Pull away sides of tin foil and let cool completely at room temperature.
• Once cool, cut into 24 servings.

HEALTHY HEMP GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; grease with cooking spray.
• Mix oats, almonds, hemp seeds, and flaxseed meal together in a large bowl.
• Whisk honey, water, flaxseed oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract together in a bowl until blended. Pour over oat mixture and stir quickly until distributed. Spread evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 3 to 5 minutes, until oats are golden and nuts appear toasted, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely, about 20 minutes.

HEALTHY NUTELLA® GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x11-inch baking dish.
• Stir raisins, 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons applesauce, chocolate-hazelnut spread, brown sugar, honey, corn syrup, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine oats and flour together in a resealable plastic bag, shake until mixed. Stir oat mixture into chocolate-hazelnut mixture; spread granola into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until lightly brown, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into bars, about 1 hour.

HEALTHY AFTER-SCHOOL GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread oats, quinoa, almonds, and chia seeds on a baking sheet.
• Toast in the preheated oven, stirring halfway through, until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Mix peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Mix in oat mixture, flaxseed meal, and salt until well combined. Press granola mixture into a 12x18-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bars set, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake until chocolate is just melted, about 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate evenly over bars with a rubber spatula.
• Place in the freezer until chocolate is firm, about 20 minutes; cut into bars.

HEALTHY THICK CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350°F Line an 8"x8"x2" pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease the parchment paper and the exposed pan or coat with a non-stick spray.
• Stir together all the dry ingredients, including the fruit and nuts. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vanilla, melted butter or margarine, liquid sweeteners, water, and nut butter until smooth. Toss the wet incredients witht eh dry until the mixture is evenly curmbly. Spread in the prepared pan, pressing them in firmly.
• Bake the bars for 28-35 minutes, until they're lightly browned on the edges. They will still sem soft and underbaked when you press the centre. Let cool fully before cutting in to squares with the serrated knife. I sometimes put them in the freezer befor cutting so the cut smoothly.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or in the freezer.
• *My favorite add ins are dried cherries, chocolate chips, pecans and seasme seeds. However you can add dried cranberries, apricots, apples, pears, walnuts, pistachios, sunflower seeds, coconut, or any other dried fruit or nuts. I sometimes even add protien powder or dried greens.

HEALTHY GRANOLA CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add oats, whole wheat flour, applesauce, eggs, molasses, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt and mix well. Fold walnuts and raisins into mixture; spoon onto a baking sheet, about 1 teaspoon per cluster.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and crisp, 10 to 13 minutes.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE ALMOND GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Mix oats, almonds, coconut, chia seeds, flax seeds, and hemp hearts together in a bowl. Mix honey, orange juice, and vanilla extract together in a separate large bowl. Add oat mixture to honey mixture; stir well until evenly coated. Spread granola onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 50 minutes.
• Mix chocolate chips into granola; cool to room temperature.

HEALTHY HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Mix cereal, oats, fruit, nuts, and coconut in a large bowl.
• Heat honey over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly. Stir in peanut butter and flax meal mixture. Heat, stirring, until well-mixed and melty. Add more water if necessary. Consistency should be liquidy.
• Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and quickly stir to mix with a rubber spatula. When well-incorporated and slightly cooled, add carob.
• Press into a 13 x 9 inch pan. Press hard. Refrigerate a few hours or overnight. Cut into bars.

BASIC HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheet with canola oil (you may also use cooking-oil spray or line baking sheet with nonstick foil). In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flax meal, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well. In a small bowl, combine the apple juice, maple syrup, honey, and optional brown sugar. Mix well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until the mixture is fully combined and moist. Spread the mixture on the greased baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and stir, breaking the large chunks into smaller pieces. Bake for an additional 8 minutes or until crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool. While still warm, stir to break up any remaining chunks. When completely cool, store the granola in an airtight container.

YUMMY, HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Put oats in a microwaveable bowl and cook for two minutes, stirring after one. (This warms the oats helping to melt all the ingredients together).
• Add remaining ingredients, except the dried fruit, and stir until very well blended.
• Pour mixture into two large oven safe dishes and bake for 20 minutes, stirring every five.
• Add dried fruit.
• Spread on wax paper to cool.

NINA'S HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, coconut, nuts and nonfat dry milk.
• Combine honey, oil, water and vanilla (in separate dish).
• Add slowly to oat mixture and stir to coat.
• Turn into 2 large pans (shallow -- like a cookie sheet).
• Heat in 300 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Stir twice during heating. Stir occasionally while cooling.
• Add berries, store in tightly sealed containers or bag, and enjoy!

HEALTHY BANANA CHOCOLATE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and grease a loaf pan.
• In a large frying pan on medium heat, Toast the oats, rice krispies, and walnuts (if using), one ingrediant at a time, until darker in colour and pungent. Remove from heat.
• Combine oats, cereal, banana chips, chocolate chips, walnuts, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine peanut putter, vanilla, skim milk and sugar in a small bowl and microwave for 25 seconds then stir again until smooth, adding in the egg white.
• Stir liquid mixture into dry mixture until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.
• Firmly firmly firmly press mixture in prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes until firm. Remove from oven, alow to completly cool, and refrigerate for a couple of hours (or overnight). Take out and serve at room temperature.

ADDICTIVE AND HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray or line with non-stick aluminum foil.
• Whisk maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, rose water, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mix oats, rice cereal, coconut, cashews, raisins, dried blueberries, pecans, almonds, dried cranberries, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl. Pour maple syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir until evenly coated. Spread oat mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; stir and continue baking until slightly crisp and lightly browned, 15 to 25 more minutes. Cool on baking sheets before serving, about 1 hour. Store in air-tight containers.

HEALTHY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a large bowl combine oats, wheat germ, flax seed, coconut, sesame seeds and nuts, mixing well.
• In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar substitute or brown sugar, water, oil, honey, sorghum, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Heat until thoroughly mixed; do not boil.
• Pour the syrup over dry ingredients and stir until coated well.
• Spread into five 13 x 9 inch jelly roll pans.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• For a crunchier texture, bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool mixture and add dried fruit.
• Store in airtight container in a cool dry place.
• Will keep up to 6 months; but it doens't make it that long in our house.

HEALTHY LIVING GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 F.
• Combine Oats, Almonds, Pecans, Brown Sugar, Pepitas and Sunflower Seeds in a large bowl.
• Combine Syrup, water and coconut oil in a medium bowl.
• Pour Syrup mixture over the Oat mixture.
• Stir until well combined.
• Spread the mixture into a large roasting pan.
• Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring twice during baking.
• Remove from the oven, stir in the Cranberries and the Raisins.
• Let cool completely before storing.

HEALTHY CRUNCHY HONEY GRANOLA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together well and heat oven to 150 degrees Celsius (medium heat)
• Use a baking tray and baking sheet (i prefer that so the honey doesn't stick or burn quickly on the tray) . Simply spread out on the tray evenly so its not in a big clump, don't be too fussy about this step the heat evens it out as the honey melts . bake for 10 minutes
• Take the baking tray out of the oven and stir up the granola you will find some are browner that other parts, thats ok as the parts on the sheet have browned a little, just mix well and make sure all is evenly spread out and that there are no big clumps together and bake for another 10 minutes
• Take out of oven and leave to cool , the longer you leave it the more crunchy it gets as honey hardens on the granola. When cooled, simply use your hands to break it up into desired size