Ultimate Irresistible Granola Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, sunflower kernels and flax. In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, salt and cinnamon. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved and mixture is heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 8 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Stir in dried fruits. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the oats, almonds, walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, wheat germ, coconut and sunflower seeds. In a small pan over medium heat, stir together the oil and honey. Cook and stir until blended. You could also do this in a large measuring cup in the microwave, heating for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Pour over the oat mixture, and stir to coat evenly. Spread out in an even layer on two cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the oats and nuts are toasted. Immediately after it comes out of the oven, stir in the raisins and dried cranberries. Let stand until cooled, and stir again to break up any large clusters. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks, but I guarantee it won't be around that long!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• Pour the oats into a large bowl. Add almonds, cinnamon, cocoa powder, salt, brown sugar, and dried fruit into the oats respectively, stirring each into the mixture before adding the next.
• Mix maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. With a rubber spatula, add the maple syrup-vanilla mixture to your dry ingredients. Fold the two together until mixed and all dry ingredients are well coated.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, stir, and continue baking until golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Set aside to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.
• Gently fold chocolate chips into the granola mixture, allowing the chocolate to coat the granola as it melts slightly. Cool completely before storing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine walnuts and honey in a jar, cover, and set aside.
• Combine oats, groats, buckwheat flakes, almonds, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger in a bowl; toss until completely mixed.
• Stir together olive oil, coconut sugar, and brown rice syrup in a small saucepan over low heat until combined. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla extract. Pour over the dry mixture and mix until evenly combined; spread over the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Stir, rotate baking sheets, and bake for another 15 minutes. Stir, rotate again, and bake until golden brown, about 15 more minutes. Sprinkle coconut, flax seeds, and raisins over the granola and toss to mix. Turn the oven off, but leave trays inside and prop the oven door open with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
• Place 1/2 cup yogurt in a deep single-serve bowl. Top with a scant 1/3 cup granola, 1/4 cup raspberries, and 1/8 cup walnut-honey mix. Repeat to assemble remaining bowls.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil.
• Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, and walnuts in a large bowl. Stir together the salt, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then pour over the dry ingredients, and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 20 minutes. Stir once halfway through. Cool, then stir in the raisins or cranberries before storing in an airtight container.