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Ridiculously Easy Granola Recipe (Gluten Free)

March 6, 2018 By Katie Moseman Leave a Comment

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This easy granola recipe was sponsored by and appeared first on the Slumber Cloud blog.

Made with only three ingredients, this ridiculously easy granola recipe comes together in minutes. Just mix and bake for perfect granola! Top with dried fruit, nuts, and your favorite spices for a real breakfast treat.

Easy Granola Recipe

Granola recipes are often more complicated than they need to be.  At the simplest level, granola requires only three things: oats, liquid sweetener, and oil.

Oats, of course, are the base of the this easy granola recipe.

Measuring cup filled with oats

You also need a touch of sweetener.  I use real maple syrup, for several reasons.  Maple syrup has a flavor that instantly brings breakfast to mind, and it comes in liquid form, which makes it very easy to use to coat the oats.  As a bonus, it’s all natural and minimally processed.

Measuring cup filled with maple syrup

The other crucial ingredient in granola is the oil.  Oil, whether canola, olive, or melted coconut oil, coats the oats and helps them to bake up nice and crisp.

Metal measuring cup filled with oil

Once you master this basic granola recipe, you can make hundreds of variations.  All you need to do is follow a few guidelines for when to add various types of mix-ins.

To add a flavoring extract, such as vanilla, whisk it into the oil and maple syrup mixture.  Try a few drops of vanilla, almond, or coconut extract.  This rule also applies to adding a pinch of salt (salt is completely optional in the recipe).

To add nuts, you mix them in with the oats before you bake them.  This allows the nuts to be coated in the oil and maple syrup mixture (along with any flavorings) before baking.  Baking will give the nuts a toasty flavor.  Try pecans, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, or peanuts.

To add spices, you mix them in with the granola right after it has finished baking.  This prevents the spices from losing their delicate flavors in the heat of the oven, but still allows them to stick to the tiny amount of moisture remaining on the granola as it begins to cool.  Try cinnamon, nutmeg, or pumpkin pie spice.

To add dried fruit, you mix it in after the granola has cooled.  This prevents the fruit from drying out in the oven.  Try raisins, cranberries, blueberries, or sweet cherries.

Breakfast granola in a glass bowl with a silver spoon

Once you’ve prepared the granola just as you like it, you can use it in a variety of ways:

  • Cereal,
  • Yogurt or parfait topping,
  • Fresh cut fruit garnish,
  • Mixed with other cereals for a nutritional boost, or
  • Sprinkled on a smoothie bowl.

Any of these options makes a lovely breakfast in bed for you or your special someone.  You can even package the granola as a gift to give away.  For a quick and thoughtful homemade present, simply fill a Mason jar with granola, close the lid, and decorate the jar with a pretty ribbon.

If you enjoyed this easy granola recipe, be sure to check out my new cookbook, Fixin’ to Eat: Southern Cooking for the Southern at Heart.

Granola with fruit and nuts in a teal glass footed bowl with a silver spoon
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Ridiculously Easy Granola Recipe

Made with only three ingredients, this ridiculously easy granola recipe comes together in minutes. Just mix and bake for perfect granola! Top with dried fruit, nuts, and your favorite spices for a real breakfast treat.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Breakfast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings, 1/2 cup each
Calories 263 kcal
Author Katie Moseman

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup oil such as canola, olive, or melted coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup the real kind
  • 4 cups old fashioned oats
  • salt optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 275 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. Whisk the oil and maple syrup together in a large mixing bowl.  If adding salt, add a pinch to the liquid and whisk it in.  Add the oats and mix vigorously with a spatula or large spoon until all the oats are evenly coated.

  3. Pour half of the oats on one parchment-lined baking sheet, and the other half of the oats on the other parchment-lined baking sheet.  Spread out the oats evenly across each sheet.

  4. Bake 45 minutes.  The granola will smell toasted and look slightly darker than it was when it was unbaked.  Remove the sheets from the oven, and allow the granola to cool completely on the baking sheets.  Store airtight when completely cool.

Recipe Notes

To make gluten free, be sure to use gluten free old fashioned oats.

Nutrition Facts
Ridiculously Easy Granola Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 263 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 169mg5%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 5g10%
Calcium 32mg3%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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