My Homemade Healthier Granola Recipe

My favorite granola or muesli recipe for a healthy breakfast.

By popular demand, here is my healthier homemade granola recipe once again. It was first published in my Cooking Well: Wheat Allergies in 2009. Amazing how time flies and how popular this recipe became over the years!

1/4 cup raw honey or maple syrup

1/4 cup canola or grapeseed oil

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spices

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

4 cups old-fashioned oats, uncooked

1/2 cup filberts or other nuts

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

If the honey is too thick, warm it up in your microwave for 5 to 8 seconds or until liquid. In a bowl, mix the honey, spices, oil, and extracts. Stir in the oats and nuts. Mix well and spread over a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

Stir and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in the pan before transferring to a storage container.

Some serving ideas:

- Serve with fresh fruits, low-fat plain Greek yogurt, or milk.

- Per serving, you can add 1/2 cup of low-fat yogurt

- Mix with 1 tablespoon organic canned pumpkin puree

- Mix with your favorite marmalade/fruit puree

This recipe can easily be doubled!

Note: Keep in mind that adding more nuts increases the calorie count. If you also want to add dried fruits (more calories again), best to do it before serving, so you keep their moisture and more pleasing en bouche!

Makes about 10 servings - Each serving is 1/2 cup of granola which is what you see in the small bowl on the picture!