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Almond Vanilla Granola with Big Clusters

Almond Vanilla Granola is loaded with goodness - oats, almonds, cashews, and seeds and spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg!  This high protein granola has those big delicious clusters, with honey and a pinch of salt for that salty-sweet flavor that is sure to become a breakfast staple!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 622kcal
Author: Meryl Downing

Ingredients

  • 5 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1 cup almonds raw, pre-sliced, chopped, or left whole
  • 1 cup cashews or pecans raw, chopped or left whole
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ¼ cup flax seeds
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ginger
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ cup coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup honey (or maple syrup)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup raisins or any dried fruit DO NOT BAKE, add after granola is cooled

Instructions

  • Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Combine melted coconut oil, honey, vanilla and salt in a glass measuring cup and warm in the microwave until you can whisk it together with a fork.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry and mix very well with a spatula. DO NOT add the raisins. Transfer to 2 parchment paper lined baking sheets (I reuse my parchment paper over and over every time I make granola--go green!).
  • Bake at 250°F for 75 minutes. When the 75 minutes is up, turn the oven off but leave the granola in the oven for several hours or overnight until cool, this gives you nice big cluster granola!
  • Add raisins and store in an airtight jar for up to 2 months.

Notes

  • Substitutions - Any nuts or seeds can be substituted, just keep the amounts the same.  Olive oil can be subbed for the coconut oil or use some of each.  Chia or sesame seeds can be subbed for the flax seeds.  Or you can use more oats in place of some of the nuts to make the recipe less expensive.  Use what you have or make it your own, just keep the proportions of wet to dry the same.
  • Don't Open the Oven to Stir the Granola! - Not stirring the granola while it bakes gives you the big clusters.  When the timer is up, turn off the oven, but leave the granola in the oven for a few hours until it is cooled.  Leaving your granola alone is what gives you the nice big clusters!
  • Honey or Maple Syrup can be used in this recipe but honey will give you better clusters.
  • Nutrition Information is for 1 cup of granola.

Nutrition

Calories: 622kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 267mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 5mg