Homemade Granola
Serves: 6 or more
An easy and delicious recipe for Homemade Granola with dried sour cherries and chocolate chips. Recipe with step-by-step photos.
Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz) large oatmeal
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) pecans, roughly chopped
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) macadamia nuts, halved
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) cornflakes
- 80 g (3 oz) shredded coconut, or flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 125 ml (½ cup) olive oil, or coconut oil
- 2-5 tablespoons maple syrup, or honey
- 1-2 tablespoons light muscovado sugar, or light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ cup dried sour cherries, or dried cranberries, optional
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F (without fan).
- Measure the oatmeal, pecans, macadamia nuts, cornflakes, coconut and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.
- Use a large wooden spoon to mix all of the dry ingredients together.
- In a small saucepan, measure the oil, maple syrup, sugar and salt.
- Heat the saucepan over medium heat until it just starts to bubble and warm through.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl.
- Give everything a good mix, making sure the dry ingredients are thoroughly coated in the wet mixture.
- Line a large baking pan with baking paper.
- Spread the mixture evenly on the tray.
- Bake for 45 minutes, but giving the mixture a good mix and turn at 15 minute intervals so the granola can brown evenly.
- If you wish to add any dried fruit, sprinkle them over the granola and bake for a further 5 minutes.
- After the baking time, the cornflakes should be crunchy to taste, but it will crisp up more as it cools.
- Cool the granola on the tray.
- Any chocolate chips should be added only once the granola has cooled down completely.
- Once the granola is completely cool, store it in an airtight container for about a month.
Kitchen Notes
- VARIATIONS
Use the above recipe as a blueprint and substitute with your favourite nuts, seeds and/or toppings. Some of my favourite variations include:
* sunflower seeds
* pumpkin seeds
* walnuts, roughly chopped
* hazelnuts, roughly chopped
* flaked almonds
* dried apricots, roughly chopped
* dried pineapple, roughly chopped
* dried papaya, roughly chopped
* add 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom or freshly ground cardamom seeds
* add 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean seeds to the dry ingredients
* add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the liquid ingredients - OVEN & STOVE TEMPERATURES
All recipes on this website have been tested on an induction stove and/or with a conventional oven (i.e. an oven without fan). All recipes on this website use temperatures for a conventional oven, unless otherwise mentioned. Convection ovens (i.e. fan-forced ovens) are typically 20°C/70°F hotter than conventional ovens, but please check your manufacturer’s handbook. - CONVERSIONS
To convert from cups to grams, and vice-versa, please see this handy Conversion Chart for Basic Ingredients.