Making granola at home is quick, easy and most importantly, cost effective. You can mix up the flavors anyway you like and this homemade cranberry walnut granola is one of my favorites thus far. I like to eat granola as a snack or even as breakfast on the days when I am in a big rush. Since it has a great balance of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fat, it can stick to your ribs just as any good bowl of oatmeal can.
Cranberry Walnut Granola
3 cups oats
1 cups puffed whole grain cereal with no sugar added (use more oats instead if you like)
1/4 ground flax seed
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup unsweetened, dried coconut
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup juice sweetened, dried cranberries
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/3 cup agave (use 1/2 cup if you like your granola to be sweet)
1 tbsp vanilla
Preheat the oven to 400* and heat the coconut oil, agave, vanilla and cinnamon in a small saucepan over low heat. Meanwhile, combine the remaining dry ingredients except the cranberries in a large bowl. Once the oil mixture is completely melted, pour it into the oat mixture and stir until well coated. Spread onto two baking sheets and bake one pan at a time for 5 minute intervals. Use the middle rack on the oven and if you decide to bake both pans at once, place the second pan in the upper portion to avoid burning the granola, it goes from perfect to burnt really fast. Between 5 minute intervals, stir the granola around to ensure even browning. Cool the granola on the pan and stir in the cranberries and then store in an air tight container in the freezer.
Oh wow, this recipe looks amazing!! Must.Try. It!
Can you believe I’ve never made granola at home??
This looks DELICIOUS!!! I love making my own granola. I’m bookmarking this recipe!
that sounds delicious!
I’ve made granola before, but it’s been a long time.
DROOOOOOOOOOL. walnuts and cranberries are a huge favorite of mine!
wow this looks fantastic. I love cranberry anything! I will definitely have to try this. where did you find your puffed cereal? I’ve seen puffed millet on blogs but never in stores.
I buy it at whole foods, it comes in bags, not boxes.
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I love homemade granola way more than store bought! I use the puffed wheat in mine too. It adds some bulk to it. I love making all kinds of flavors that you just can’t buy at the store! Yours looks delicious!
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I love granola & I love cranberries – this sounds like a great recipe!
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Currants abound over here — I think I might try the same recipe but with macerated currants. Ummm, how much coconut oil? 1/2 cup?
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Yes, 1/2 cup. Sorry about that. Will fix that asap!
This looks fantastic! I just bought some brown rice crisps cereal at WF but I think it has added sugar. Hmm. I want this granola now! :)
You could use that if you wanted, I would just cut back on the agave a little.
Looks wonderful. I had granola (just store-bought) the other morning and was amazed to find it held me nearly two hours longer than oatmeal.
I love making my own granola! I usually give it away to friends and family.
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