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This homemade Coconut Almond Granola uses wholesome and healthy ingredients such as whole grain oats, almond slices, honey, and coconut oil. Serve it over yogurt, as a topping for oatmeal bowls, or eat it as is for a yummy and healthier snack option.
Homemade Granola Recipe With Coconut Oil, Oats, and Almonds
I have been making this homemade coconut oil and almond granola for years now! I always though store-bought granola was ‘just fine’ but I am telling you, once you make it yourself, you’ll be shocked at just how much better it is.
My family loves to eat this granola over yogurt and it also makes a really good topping for fresh fruit or inside oatmeal bowls.
Whole grain oats and sliced almonds get covered in a sweet honey coconut oil glaze. The granola bakes in the oven for a short time to create an amazing crunchy granola texture.
If you love the flavors of coconut + almond then I know this will be a favorite. Simple pantry ingredients, that you probably already have, is all it takes to make granola at home in your own kitchen ❤︎
Easy Ingredients Needed
- Whole Grain Old-Fashioned Oats : These are not the same as quick oats! Don’t use quick oats or 1-minute oats in this recipe. You want the whole oats that are the larger flakes.
- Sliced Almonds
- Light Brown Sugar
- Salt : I use sea salt or kosher salt.
- Honey
- Coconut Oil : Measure out the amount needed in the solid form from the jar of coconut oil. You will then melt it with the honey in the microwave.
- Vanilla Extract & Almond Extract
How To Make Homemade Coconut Oil Granola (Printable Recipe Card)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed cookie sheet (13″x18″) with parchment paper or lightly spray it with cooking spray. Set aside.
Add 1/2 cup of the sliced almonds into a food processor, food chopper, or use a cutting board + knife to pulse or chop until fine crumbs form.
In a large mixing bowl, add the whole oats, ground up almonds, the remaining 1/2 cup sliced almonds, light brown sugar, and salt. Stir with a whisk to break up any clumps and combine everything together.
In a microwave-safe bowl, add the honey and coconut oil. Microwave for 1-minute or until the coconut oil is fully melted and it’s a smooth melted mixture.
Stir the vanilla extract and almond extract into the melted coconut oil mixture.
Pour the melted coconut oil mixture over top the oats mixture in the mixing bowl. Stir everything together until the oats are well coated.
Spread the granola mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread it out into an even layer.
Cook for 5 minutes. Stir the granola mixture and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove the granola from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature, without stirring it, for 30 minutes.
Break up the granola into pieces and keep it stored at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 4-5 days.
Serving Suggestions For Homemade Granola
- My kids love to top some yogurt with this coconut almond granola. Greek Gods yogurt is a favorite around my kitchen – the vanilla honey one.
- You can serve it with some milk and eat it like cereal.
- Make fresh fruit bowls and use the granola as a topping.
- Eat it as a snack with a spoon or your hands.
- I love to make an oatmeal bowl for breakfast in the mornings. Cook up some oatmeal, top with a scoop of Greek yogurt, and then add some of this granola on top with a drizzle of honey.
- It’s also great as a mix-in for trail mixes and snack mixes.
- If you make overnight oats, this granola makes for an excellent topping along with some fresh fruit like blueberries.
Pro Tip : I love using vanilla extract + almond extract + coconut extract when I make this granola! I simply use 1/8 teaspoon of each. I love the additional coconut flavor 🥥
Homemade Coconut Almond Granola
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole grain old-fashioned oats (NOT quick 1-minute oats)
- 1 cup sliced almonds divided
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a rimmed cookie sheet (13"x18") with parchment paper or lightly spray it with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Add 1/2 cup of the sliced almonds into a food processor, food chopper, or use a cutting board + knife to pulse or chop until fine crumbs form.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the whole oats, ground up almonds, the remaining 1/2 cup sliced almonds, light brown sugar, and salt. Stir with a whisk to break up any clumps and combine everything together.3 cups whole grain old-fashioned oats, 1 cup sliced almonds, 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add the honey and coconut oil. Microwave for 1-minute or until the coconut oil is fully melted and it's a smooth melted mixture.1/3 cup honey, 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- Stir the vanilla extract and almond extract into the melted coconut oil mixture.¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
- Pour the melted coconut oil mixture over top the oats mixture in the mixing bowl. Stir everything together until the oats are well coated.
- Spread the granola mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread it out into an even layer.
- Cook for 5 minutes. Stir the granola mixture and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove the granola from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature, without stirring it, for 30 minutes.
- Break up the granola into pieces and keep it stored at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 4-5 days.
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Did You Make This Recipe?
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Great taste!
However, my structure of my granola bars won’t stay together. The bars were very crumbly. How can I make the granola bars more firm?
This granola recipe is not meant to be made into granola bars. It’s just for granola. Eat plain, eat with milk like cereal, sprinkle over yogurt, etc. Glad to hear it tasted good 🙂 If you want to make granola bars that would be a completely different recipe. This one does not have enough “wet” stuff to hold a granola bar structure.
For me it’s: this granola – fresh strawberries and blueberries – vanilla yogurt
I had to use half honey and half syrup since I didn’t have 1/3 cup honey. Taste did not change noticeably from when I made it with all honey in the past.
Thanks for sharing.
We go through a batch of this in a couple days – it’s amazingly good and easy!!! We eat it right out of the jar!!
I made this, and got a lovely surprise, it turned out every bit as good as the stuff you buy, in fact it was better, and healthier.