Healthy Homemade Granola (5 Tips for the Ultimate Healthy but Tasty Recipe)
If you are looking to make granola at home that tastes amazing, but can be eaten daily without feeling you've just eaten something rich and too sweet, look no further! At just 212 calories per 1/2 cup serving my Healthier Homemade Granola still looks and tastes like traditional granola!
Servings: 10 1/2c servings
Calories: 212kcal
Cost: $6.15 total
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 parchment baking sheets makes clean up and storing easier
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups rolled oats NOT quick cooking
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes large and unsweetened, not the bags of sweetened and shredded
- 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3 egg whites medium or large
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300.
- Roughly chop the 1/2 cup coconut flakes, 1/2 cup raw almonds and 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (not too small).
- Toss the 2 3/4 cups rolled oats, coconut, seeds, and almonds together in a large bowl.
- Heat the trio of 2 tbsp maple syrup/2 tbsp dark brown sugar and 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a small pot over medium-low heat, whisk until sugar is dissolved then remove from heat immediately.
- Drizzle the melted trio over the mixture and use a silicone spatula to toss until evenly distributed. Add 1/2 tsp sea salt.
- whisk the 3 egg whites, then mix evenly into rest of granola mixture.
- Toss mixture onto a parchment-covered cookie sheet (with sides) and bake for approximately 30 min, or until the granola looks golden, but not too brown. (check and toss at about 20 minutes).
- Once the granola is fully cooled, toss in any goji or other dried berries.
- A good way to move the granola into a jar for storage is to lift the parchment paper in such a way that you can pour the granola right into the jar.
Notes
Berries: you could use dried blueberries or dried unsweetened cherries- both delicious and nutritious, yet naturally sweeter, often expensive, and cherries usually have seed oil added. Goji berries are an absolute powerhouse of fiber and other nutrients and are much higher in plant protein than other dried fruits.
Nuts/Seeds: be sure to use RAW seeds/nuts since they will toast in the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 54g | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg | Magnesium: 65mg | Net Carbohydrates: 19g