This granola pairs great with your favorite plant based milk or yogurt, and also makes a great snack!
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!
Ingredients
- Rolled Oats
- Peanut Butter or nut butter of your choice
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut 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.
How to Store Granola
Store the granola in an airtight container in the fridge or pantry for a couple weeks. We reuse these containers from nuts. They are from Aldi and work perfectly for the portion size of this recipe.
Granola Trail Mix
This granola pairs great with your favorite plant based milk or yogurt, and also makes a great snack! Plus, it's so easy, more cost effective, and makes the home smell sooo good!
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 maples 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 300 °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 15 minute increments. Flip with a spatula and continue baking for 15 minutes or until granola is light brown and mostly dry.
- Let it cool completely before combining chocolate, nuts, and dried fruit.
Notes
To get better clumps, make sure to press down on the oats before baking. You can still flip it halfway through and press it down afterwards to ensure clump formation.
