Toasted Maple Cinnamon Granola

Homemade granola is so much cheaper than store bought and tastier too! Besides it is so easy and customizable. This version is our absolute favorite!

   Little Dude loves yogurt.  He loves smoothies, cups of yogurt and especially fruit and yogurt parfaits.  He thinks it is fun to dump some granola on top and crunch on the little bits of sweet goodness.  But granola can be expensive, and who knows what they put in it?


   So I never keep it on hand.  I do always have oatmeal though.  I also always have some form of sugar and oil.  So, I am always just a bit of time and hardly any effort away from granola.  There are many variations you can make, but this is our favorite so far!

   Little Dude has a new found affinity for cereal, and will eat it in a bowl with milk sometimes.  He also likes to eat it dry with his hands.  But really, he enjoys it most on his yogurt.  Throw in some strawberries or a banana and he is set!  In the picture above, we layered apple pie filling, vanilla yogurt and granola for my sister's bridal shower brunch.  YUM!!

     Update:  This granola is MiMi's new favorite!  She stumbled back on it recently, more than a year after I posted it and decided to give it a try.  Now she is hooked.  She loves that it stays crunchy in spite of our humidity!  What are your favorite granola add-ins?

    Oatmeal is one of our favorite ingredients.  We are always putting it in muffins, pancakes and we have quite the collection of baked oatmeal recipes you need to check out.  If you like your oatmeal warm, maybe you'd like apple pie steel cut oatmeal. Or if you want an excuse to have chocolate for breakfast, brownie baked oatmeal is a great option. What are your favorite oatmeal recipes? 

Yield: 6 servingsAuthor: Cooking With Carlee

Toasted Maple Cinnamon Granola

Homemade granola is so much cheaper than store bought and tastier too! Besides it is so easy and customizable. This version is our absolute favorite!

prep time: 5 MINScook time: 1 hour and 15 MINStotal time: 1 hours and 20 mins

ingredients:

• 2 cups oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (granulated works fine too)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 T coconut oil
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• dash of salt
• Optional: pecans or almonds

instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.  
2. Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 10-15 minutes.  They should start to emit a toasty aroma and take on a little color.  (You can skip this step, but it adds a little extra depth of flavor to your granola.)
3. Meanwhile, melt the coconut oil nad stir in the sugar, syrup, cinnamon and salt.
4. Once the oats are toasted, remove from oven and turn the oven down to 250 F.
5. Stir oats into syrup mixture and spread over the baking sheet again.
6. Bake for one hour, stirring half way through.  
7. Remove from oven and spread over wax paper to cool.  Break into bite sized pieces and store in an air tight container until ready to use!

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