It's super easy to make your own Homemade Granola, and it's so much better than store bought, there's no comparison. This granola recipe is also much healthier because you get to use better quality ingredients, including natural sweeteners instead of refined sugar. It's gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and the perfect healthy breakfast or snack.
Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the rolled oats, chopped nuts, pumpkin seeds, coconut, cinnamon, and sea salt.
Mix in the maple syrup, avocado oil, and vanilla until completely combined.
Spread the mixture evenly onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
After the 20 minutes are up, stir the granola and rotate the pan in the oven. Bake for another 20 minutes.
After the baking time is up, turn off the oven and with the door open, stir the granola 1 more time. Then firmly pat it down well with the back of the spoon. This is what helps large clusters to form.
Allow the granola to cool in the oven with the door propped open 1' for another 20 minutes. Then remove the granola from the oven and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
When the granola is completely cooled, add any optional mix-in's from the notes and store in an airtight container for 1 month.
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Notes
You can also add chopped dried fruit to the finished completely cooled granola. Freeze dried berries like strawberries or raspberries are both great here, or even mini chocolate chips as well.To keep this nut free, omit the 1 cup of nuts and sub in 1/2 cup extra pumpkin seeds and coconut.You can also omit the nuts, pumpkin seeds, and coconut, and instead add an additional 2 cups rolled oats for a completely nut free seed free granola.This recipe makes 8 cups of finished granola, amounts vary a bit depending on how much you break up the clusters.