Homemade Granola
The trick to this quick and easy homemade granola recipe is a fragrant mixture of honey and melted butter with a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Simple, yet sublime.
Servings 6 cups
Equipment
- large rimmed baking sheet (approximately 17x12 inches)
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut toasted
- 4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- ½ cup dried blueberries
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the shredded coconut on top. Bake until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Place the toasted coconut in a small bowl and set it aside to cool. Keep the parchment paper on the baking sheet and decrease the oven temperature to 300°F.
- In a large bowl, combine the old fashioned rolled oats and sliced almonds.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
- As soon as the butter is melted, turn off the heat and add the honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir until the honey is well incorporated into the melted butter.
- Pour the butter and honey mixture over the oats and almonds, and then stir until everything is thoroughly coated with the warm sweet sludge.
- Spread the granola mixture out evenly across the parchment paper on the rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until it looks slightly golden.
- Let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet. (It will harden up a bit as it cools.) Once it is cool, break the granola up into chunks and place them in a large bowl.
- Add the toasted coconut and dried blueberries, and then gently toss everything together. Transfer the granola to an airtight container for storage.