The Best Homemade Granola with Maple Syrup and Olive Oil
This easy Homemade Granola with Maple Syrup and Olive Oil makes perfectly crunchy clusters with oats, nuts, and seeds. Healthy, simple, and naturally sweetened.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 2 cups mixed nuts and seeds sliced almonds, chopped pecans, chopped walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp hearts, etc.
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamon
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional Add Ins
- 1 egg white optional, for extra protein and to create stronger clusters
- 1 cup brown rice crisp cereal for crispiness
- 1/2 tbsp molasses for extra depth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, mix oats, chopped nuts, seeds, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom.
- Add the olive oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. If using any optional add-ins, stir them in now. Mix until all the dry ingredients are evenly coated.
- Spread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, pressing down gently to help form clusters.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flip gently, then bake another 15 minutes until golden brown. Watch closely near the end to avoid burning.
- Let cool completely before breaking into clusters. Store in an airtight container.
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Notes
The oats and other dry ingredients should be evenly coated in the wet mixture, with no excess syrup pooling at the bottom of the bowl. If you notice too much liquid, add a little more oats or rice crisp cereal or other dry ingredients of choice until everything is evenly coated. This helps the granola bake up crisp and crunchy.
