Homemade Granola Recipe (2024)

Cranberry Granola Recipe - This easy recipe for homemade granola is delicious for breakfast or an easy snack. It's perfect for breakfast or holiday brunch! Crunchy nuts, tart cranberries and sweet honey combine with toasted oats to make a healthy granola.

Love those tart cranberries? Serve breakfast with English muffins topped with a smear cream cheese Cranberry Jalapeños Jam or Hot Pepper Jelly - yum!

Why you'll love this recipe

Top off your favorite yogurt with this nutty, crunchy goodness and you'll be serving your family a super healthy granola and shhhhh..... they won't be the wiser! 😉

Guys you're going to love this one! Homemade Cranberry Granola.

✔️ It is super simple and perfect year round.

✔️Enjoying it as a healthy snack, breakfast or to punch up the flavor in a bowl of yogurt.

✔️Seriously, you'll never buy store-bought again!

Ingredients

For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• oats
• dried cranberries
• shredded coconut
• walnuts
• cashews
• fresh orange - the orange flavor comes from zesting the orange.

Instructions

This is an overview, for detailed instructions just scroll down to the bottom!

1. Preheat the oven to 325
2. Using a large bowl combine the oats and shredded coconut.
3. Lightly chop the walnuts and cashews, add them to the bowl with the oats.
4. Zest the orange, set aside
5. Add the vegetable oil, honey, brown sugar and salt to a small saucepan on the stove. Place over medium heat.
6. Warm this mixture until the brown sugar and salt dissolve, stirring often. Once it dissolves, remove from the heat and stir in the orange zest.
7. Drizzle the mixture over the mixture in the bowl. Stir well and make sure every oat and nut is completely coated.
8. Spread the mixture onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread out into an even layer.
9. Bake granola in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the granola is golden brown.
10. Remove from the oven and top with cranberries. Allow to cool completely. Break into crunchy bits and store in an airtight container.

FAQ's

Things to know

1. It's easy...
2. You already have all of the ingredients on-hand...
3. You control what goes into it, ensuring your family only receives the bestingredients!
4. Making your own granola is much more affordable than buying it.
5. It only takes about the same amount of time as making a batch of cookies
6. This granola makes a great holiday gift!

You'll start by measuring out the oats. Use the old fashioned-kind (not quick cook).

Add coconut and cranberries, chopped walnut and cashews.

Drizzle with the sauce and toss to coat.

Then simply spread it out on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven until it is browned. When it's golden brown and toasted, simply remove it from the oven and allow it to cool completely. Break it into big chunks and store in a glass container. It also freezes really well.

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Homemade Granola Recipe -Crunchy nuts, tart cranberries and sweet honey combine with toasted oats to make a delicious and healthy granola.

Recipe backstory

It's that simple! Dan and I ate this for breakfast for several mornings. We also really enjoyed it as a grab and go snack. I had hoped to make this for Christmas gifts for family but my oven died (shortly before Christmas) ahh! That put a squelch on that great holiday gift idea.... and is obviously a story for another day....

So after that happened, I decided to save this recipe until after Christmas and share this and another healthy idea with you (next week)to keep you moving towards your resolutions and holiday goals. I know you're going to love this!

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