Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
A delightfully crunchy gluten free granola with just the right hint of honey, cinnamon, and vanilla. It comes together quickly and has a hearty flavor with the rolled oats and chopped almonds that will fill you up and give you the energy you need to start your day.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- parchment paper
- large bowl
- cutting board
- glass measuring cup
- knife, spoons, measuring cups & spoons
Ingredients
- 4 C gluten free rolled oats
- 2 C lightly salted almonds, roughly chopped you can buy chopped almonds or also process in your blender
- 1/3 C refined coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 C raw organic honey
- 1 TBSP vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a very large bowl, add the rolled oats. Set aside.
- In a microwave safe glass measuring cup, melt the coconut oil. Add the raw honey, vanilla, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Gather a cutting board and knife for chopping. Roughly chop the two cups of almonds and add this to the bowl with the rolled oats. This takes some time to chop, so if you are short on time, pulse your almonds in the blender or simply use almonds that are already chopped. I like to have some larger chunks of almonds in my granola, but any way you like it is great!
- Pour the liquid mixture over the oats/almonds and stir well making sure to get all the ingredients evenly coated.
- Pour onto prepared baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes. You want your granola to be firm and not sticking together. It will continue to harden as it cools so that you are left with a perfectly crunchy granola.
- Remove baking sheet from oven to cool on the counter. I like to put the baking sheet on a cooling rack to help speed up the process. I also like to take a fork, after about 30 minutes of cooling time, and start to break up the granola in to smaller pieces. This helps the granola to cool completely and leave you that crunchy taste we love in granola.
- Serve with fresh fruit, yogurt, or milk.
- Store this granola in an air-tight container for 2-3 weeks.
Notes
You can easily substitute your favorite nut for the almonds, or add a mixture of several kinds. This is a basic recipe that you can adapt and change to your preferences. Have fun with this!