The next time you go to buy granola, stop and make your own at home. Save money and enjoy easy almond pecan granola any time you want.
My youngest son and I love granola. I usually purchase it at Target or Sprouts in the flavors we love but I decided to try my hand at making it for us.
Almond, pecan, coconut, maple, honey, and chocolate chip granola was too long a name, although those are the ingredients. The flavors really work though.
I used mini chips but they got lots with the oats and nuts so next time I’ll use regular size chocolate chips.
Making homemade granola is so easy and I will never buy store-bought again. It’s really budget-friendly too.
This recipe is delicious as is but is easily customizable to keep breakfast interesting. Change up the nuts, omit the coconut, add sunflower seeds, and include raisins or Craisins to mix up flavors each time you make it.
Just have a look around your pantry and decide what would make this granola different. This is a great recipe to use up pantry staples.
More breakfast ideas include mini cinnamon sugar muffins and fresh blueberry coffee cake.
Almond Pecan Granola
Almond pecan granola is full of flavor and really easy to make. Perfect for a yogurt parfait or with milk.
Ingredients
- 4 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup flaked coconut
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅛ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, pecans, chocolate chips and coconut.
- In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, oil, honey, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Heat for 3-4 minutes over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over the oat mixture; stir to coat.
- Transfer to prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until crisp, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
- Store in an airtight container.
Liz @ Books n' Cooks
Friday 6th of April 2018
Homemade granola is the best - so flavorful and not nearly as hard as the store-bought varieties. I love everything about this recipe!
Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids
Friday 6th of April 2018
This sounds delicious! I love all the ingredients in your recipe so I can't wait to give it a try!
Karen @Karen's Kitchen stories
Friday 6th of April 2018
This sounds amazing! I can't wait to try it! I'm surrounded by granola lovers.
Caroline
Thursday 5th of April 2018
Love the nuttiness to this, sounds tasty!
Colleen - f
Thursday 5th of April 2018
I'll take any excuse I can get to eat more almonds...even if it does mean I have to eat healthy granola!!!