This easy Healthy Homemade Granola recipe is low in sugar and filled with wholesome goodness. Nuts, seeds, and other crunchy bits to make for the most satisfying breakfast, or snack! It’s also vegan and gluten-free.
I had this fantastic idea to make super crunchy and out of this world good for you Florentines. Instead they turned out to be a super crunchy and out of this world good for you Granola! So here I am sharing the tips and the recipe.
How to make Healthy Homemade Granola
The best part about making your own granola is the fact that you can customise it. Add what you like, skip the ingredients you don’t.
The following Healthy Homemade Granola recipe is packed with all sorts of natural and wholesome ingredients. Almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, macadamias, pistachios and chia seeds.
Sweeten the recipe a touch with a little rice malt syrup (or honey). Thrown in a few organic sultanas for good measure. If you like crispy rice cereal, add some for an extra crunch. It can be gluten-free and vegan if you so wish. You call the shots.
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And so, at 4:10pm I sat at my desk with a bowl of the crunchiest, most satisfying, no added sugar bowl of Granola I’ve had in… well, probably ever. I am glad the Florentines didn’t work out, because breakfast for the rest of the week has been that much better!
Oh, and then I had another thought! Since I am trying to plan a wedding, this would make a perfect gift for the guests to take home. Don’t you think?
So tell me, do you have days when you crave breakfast foods as a snack? Do you find more comfort in cereal or cooked breakfast foods?
Healthy Homemade Granola
Ingredients
For the Healthy Homemade Granola - Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups rice krispies (Freedom Foods or Nature's Path Brown Crispy Rice)
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 1/8 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1/8 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/4 cup shredded organic coconut
- 1/4 cup macadamias
- 1/4 cup organic sultanas or raisins
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For the Healthy Homemade Granola - Wet Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup coconut water
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup rice malt syrup
Instructions
To make the Healthy Homemade Granola:
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- In a mesuring jug, whisk together wet ingredients.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl and mix well.
- Turn the granola out onto the paper-lined baking sheet and spread evenly around.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the granola has turned golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool.
To store:
- Store granola in an airtight container in the fridge pantry for 2-3 weeks.
24 comments
YUUUUM! You must be one busy lady with the book and wedding planning! I love snacking on cereal so this looks great to me. And yes, a nice gesture to give something like this to guests. Love it!
Yes, indeed Anne. Sometimes I wonder myself how I’m going to do it all, but so far so good. :-)
I am soooooooo making this! I love that you used coconut water! Great calorie saver!!
Lovely granola! Great photography as usual!
I just love coconut oil and the subtle flavour it brings to dishes. Great granola recipe Martyna. I just know this would be delicious!
I love granola and love to munch on it morning noon and night and your healthy version looks super crunchy and delicious. Just shared your site with some foodies here in HK…. Take Care, BAM
Thanks Bam, on both counts! Good luck with the move too :-)
I have only had granola a couple times and fell absolutely in love. Thanks for sharing how to make your own. I definitely think I’ll be making a batch as I’m a bit of a health freak in the mornings…. Love the photos! Amazing.
Great to hear Tina! Thanks for stopping by and your kind words.
What a clever person .. waste not, want not! Absolutely delicious. By the way, the Cheesecake recipe is the best in the world. I have made it twice now, the first time with Italian OOO flour, the second with unbleached organic spelt flour, but the Italian was by far the best BECAUSE it was much finer and the pastry was so delicate. The spelt was rather heavy and stodgy. The filling is also scrumptious.
Congrats on your engagement.
This looks great! I rarely eat breakfast so I tend to eat my breakfast foods as a snack. Cereal is such a great idea if you feel like something crunchy! :D
Busy busy girl, lots going on! That was me last year – overseas wedding, buying/renovating our apartment and working like a crazy lady. You can totally do it! You’ll look back with self pride and a bit of disbelief, but you’ll do it :)
I adore granola, I have it almost every day with yogurt and berries. Love making it at home, too, so your recipe is next in my queue!
This would be such a great wedding guest gift. I am in love with home made granola at the moment and I look forward to trying your version out!
Sometimes the best recipes are happy accidents!
I love granola… and I love when things that don’t turn out as you planned actually end up being even better! I think this is a great wedding favour gift.
Thanks Amanda! I might include it in the little “gourmet guestroom packs” I am planning.
Your granola recipe sounds lovely. I have muesli every morning (week days) with natural yoghurt and honey.
Thanks for sharing. It looks like a good granola recipe, and giving some as a gift sounds like a good idea. Thanks again.
Would love to try this but would like to see nutritional information.
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Wow amazing, we will definitely try this Martyna!
I have never been into this type of food and absolutely can’t eat muslie but really needed to look at my healthy eating and loosing weight. I made it last night and had it this morning for breakfast with some yoghurt and am pleased to say i really enjoyed it! Thanks heaps!! Will be making more and a also making a double batch for when family are down over christmas :0)
Hi Ruth, great to hear you enjoyed it! Have a safe and merry Christmas!
How many calories in 1/4 cup in this granola?