You know I love to complain about how expensive granola is.
Ever since I started eating clean, I have been a granola fiend. Granola makes me super happy – but my wallet? Not so much.
My fam has been telling me for months that I should make my own, but since granola-making seemed like a foreign art to me, I stuck with buying a bag a week from Whole Paycheck Foods for seven bucks a pop.
But I finally gave in last week and forced my brother to send me the recipe for homemade granola that he and his gf use.
I changed it around a teensy bit and love the results! It tastes just as good as the store-bought stuff, but at half the price.
Yay for cost efficient granola!
Ingredients:
3 cups rolled oats
3 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup milled flaxseed
1/4 cup prunes
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300F.
Stir together oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Add canola oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
Mix everything up with your hands.
Spread the mixture in a thin, even layer on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and pour back into the mixing bowl. Stir in pecans and flaxseed, then put back in oven for 15 minutes.
Take the baking sheets out of the oven and stir in prunes.
Thanks as always to the newly preggers Jenn @ Peas and Crayons for hosting What I Ate Wednesday!
Chicken Nugget Girl 
That granola looks AMAZING! I love pecans 🙂
Thanks! I just started liking pecans recently. Now they’re my fav!
Granola is definitely a great way to burn a hole in your pocket, and with so many unnecessary ingredients in the store versions!
Oooh, I didn’t even think about the added/unnecessary ingredient thing. Just another reason why homemade is better!
Great granola, funnily enough I blogged my granola this week too. Don’t you think its soo much nicer when you make your own! mmm haven’t tried pecans yet, will have to add some to my next batch.
Cool, I’ll have to check out your granola recipe!
Here it is: http://riversidebaking.com/2013/02/20/homemade-granola/
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Great idea! I used to make and eat granola all the time, but sort of grew tired of it. But I think I’ll make this on the weekend! Thanks 🙂
Yay, Kaitlin – glad you’re going to make it! I’m going to start making it on the weekends too. It’s a teensy bit labor intensive.
I love making granola! It’s the one thing I can “bake” without screwing it up. I usually use coconut oil because it makes the house smell fantastic (as long as you like coconut).
Oooh cool idea! I know, I love the way it makes the house smells when you’re baking it. I think I’ll try coconut oil next time instead of canola oil! Thanks for the suggestion.
I just made my own granola today! For the same reason you made it. I love pecans so I definitely plan on using your recipe next.
Cool! Let me know what you think!