This granola pairs great with your favorite plant based milk or yogurt, or take it as a snack to-go!
As big fans of granola, this is life changing! I don't know why it took us so long to start making our own granola. It's so easy, more cost effective, and makes the home smell sooo good!
Why you'll love this trail mix granola recipe
- Smell: Any granola will just make your home smell so warm and cozy.
- Taste: If you love crunchy clusters of sweet nut buttery oats, then this recipe is for you!
- Texture: The texture is very nice and crunchy, and wont get soggy.
- Warmth: Baking granola during the winter months is the best! You'll not only get a delicious scent, but the oven will add some extra heat to warm you up on those cold days.
- Affordable: Making homemade granola is way less expensive than store bought brands.
Ingredients
The ingredients are pretty common pantry staples.
- Rolled Oats
- Peanut Butter or nut butter of your choice
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut Oil or any neutral flavored oil
- Vanilla Extract
- Ground Cinnamon
- Ground Ginger
- Ground Nutmeg
- Nuts
- Raisins
- Chocolate
How to Make Granola Trail Mix
- Combine peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and spices.
- Stir in the oats.
- Transfer to a baking sheet.
- Once baked, let it cool and add in additional toppings (nuts, chocolate, dried fruit).
How to Get Chunky Granola Clusters
Transfer them to a baking sheet and press down on the oats trying to compress them as much as possible. When it's time to flip them half way through baking, use a spatula and try not to toss them around too much. Press them down again and stick it back in the oven. When done you can use the same spatula to break up some of the larger chunks.
Cooking tips
- Once the granola is out of the oven, let it cool for 10 minutes in order for them to get fully crunchy.
- Add the chocolate chips or chunks once the granola has cooled fully to avoid them melting.
How to Store Granola
Store in an airtight container for a week or so in your pantry. Although we're pretty sure this will get eaten before the week has passed, we barely make it to the third day, and that's just the two of us!
We reuse these nut containers. They are from Aldi and work perfectly for the portion size of this recipe.
How to serve/ Pairing suggestions
We typically enjoy granola with soy milk for breakfast, try it paired with a Pumpkin Spice Latte, our delicious Maca Snickerdoodle Smoothie, or a protein rich Chocolate Banana Smoothie. We love granola so much we also enjoy it as a dessert or snack.
Other Homemade Granola Recipe Variations
We hope you enjoy this recipe. Remember, every step you take towards a plant-based lifestyle is something to be proud of.
Whether you're vegan, trying to eat more plant-based meals, or just here for a delicious recipe -
thank you for being part of the journey with us!
Equipment
- 1 oven baking sheet
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup nuts and/or seeds
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup chocolate chips or chunks
Wet Mixture
- 1 cup peanut butter or nut butter of choice
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ginger powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °F
- In a large bowl combine the nut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla extract, salt.
- Add the oats to the wet mixture and stir to thoroughly coat.
- Evenly spread the granola on a large baking sheet making sure to press down on the oats.
- Bake for a total of 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, flip with a spatula and continue baking for another 15 minutes.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes before combining chocolate, nuts, and dried fruit.
