Homemade Honey Nut Granola - YUM!

The last couple months I've been perfecting a homemade granola recipe!

I LOVE granola.

I HATE how expensive it can be!

So I decided to start making it at home in bulk. The first couple times I made it I burned a pan or two, but I think I've finally perfected a recipe that I love (and so does Jay!).

I found a basic granola recipe online and I've modified it to fit what I want in a tasty, crunchy granola! 

Honey Nut Granola

Yields approximately 6 cups of delicious goodness!

Dry Ingredients:

-4 cups rolled oats (not the instant kind!)

-1 cup chopped/sliced nuts (I typically used chopped pecans and sliced almonds)

-2 tablespoons hemp seeds (or flax seeds! use whatever you prefer!)

-1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

-1/2 teaspoon salt

-Raisins if desired

Wet Ingredients:

-1/3 cup coconut oil (melted to a liquid state)

-2/3 cup honey 

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Combine oats, nuts, hemp seeds, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix together. 

In another smaller bowl, whisk coconut oil, honey, and vanilla extract until blended well. Pour wet mixture into oats, and stir together until all oats are coated evenly. 

Spread the mixture on a large baking pan lined with foil (or parchment paper if you prefer) to create an even but thin layer. Bake for 11 minutes. (though if your oven is like mine, you may have to bake it a smidge longer)

Take pan out and stir granola mixture, respreading the oats until the layer is even again. Bake for an additional 11 minutes. Take out and cool completely. Mix in raisins if desired, and store in an airtight container.

 

I made a triple batch this morning! YUM!  We are set with tasty homemade granola cereal for a while. I find it lasts a good while too! I usually have to use a couple pans and set up a cooling station for the granola.

I love granola because you can't really mess it up (unless you burn it like I did the first time or two), and you can always add in other ingredients, or take out ingredients you don't like! Too sweet? Add less honey. Or use Agave Nectar (I ran out of honey but had Agave Nectar so the batch pictured has both). Allergic to nuts? Don't put them in!

Hope you enjoy this recipe if you end up using it! 

Also? It makes your house smell DIVINE for hours.