Maple Walnut Granola makes a great snack or breakfast. Enjoy it with milk as a cereal or on its own. Homemade granola is so easy to make, you’ll never go back to store-bought.
Maple Walnut Granola
My family loves this maple walnut granola. I’ve made 3 batches of this in the last few weeks. It’s perfect for snacking on and it’s also great for breakfast. I love eating it like cereal with some fruit on top – so good! Adam and Kelsey prefer eating it dry and snacking on it. Either way, it’s awesome.
The first time I made this granola, it was the first time I’d ever made it from scratch. And I’m never turning back to store-bought. The great thing about homemade granola is that you can completely customize it to your taste. It’s also super easy to make. If I knew how easy it was to make granola, I would have been making it years ago.
In other news, I’m currently watching SNL’s 40th anniversary – so funny! So I don’t have too much more about this granola since I’m pretty much too busy laughing to be able to form anything coherent. So I’ll leave you with this: This maple walnut granola is waaaay better than “Colon Blow”. Enjoy!
If you’re a maple lover like me try a few of my different recipes with delicious maple flavor: Homemade Maple Pudding and Gluten Free Maple Cream Pie. Yum yum!
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Maple Walnut Granola
Ingredients
- 3 C certified gluten-free oats
- 1 C walnuts chopped
- 1/4 C coconut oil melted
- 1/4 C pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp raw honey
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
- In a large bowl, stir together the oats and walnuts and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the melted coconut oil, maple syrup, honey, salt and vanilla extract. Mix well and pour over the oats.
- Stir the oat mixture well until all the oats are coated with the wet ingredients. Spread the oats out on the prepared baking sheet and smooth out until you have an even layer.
- Bake the granola at 300 degrees for 25 minutes. The oats will not be crispy yet but will crisp up as they cool.
- Cool the granola completely on the baking sheet. Once cooled, break the granola up into pieces. Store in an air-tight container up to 3 weeks.
Notes
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Loved this recipe. I did double the maple syrup and added cinnamon and cooked about 10 mins longer. We like it sweet and darker. I only had instant oats and it still turned out so good! Love it to snack and add to my yogurt.
This was easy to make, even when I forgot to set the timer and had to guestimate the cooking time. I’m 100-plant based and so substituted another 2 T of maple syrup for the honey. Because my husband wants cinnamon in everything, I also added cinnamon, but I had tasted it before adding the cinnamon and would have liked it either way. Thanks for a quick and easy granola recipe. Now I just have to stop snacking on it so I have it for breakfasts for the next few days.
Thanks soooo much!! Store bought granola has been disappointing. I’ll never buy it again. We all enjoy the maple nut flavor.
You’re welcome! And I agree, homemade granola is way better!
Hello Shay, what do you mean with “C”? Is this “Cup”? Greetings from Germany, Sabine
Yes, C is cup.I’ve slowly been going back to older posts and updating them.
Made this last night and it’s fabulous. I’m on weight watchers so I made it ww friendly by using sugar free maple syrup and only half the oil. Next time I’ll use no oil, no honey, half almonds for the nuts to make it only 2 Smart Points per serving. Thanks for the great recipe!
Thanks for your WW recommendations, glad to hear you enjoyed it 🙂
Do you happen to know how long it keeps after you make it?
Hi Michele – If kept in an airtight container (like a mason jar) it will keep for about 2 weeks.
hi i cant have honey will it be ok to leave out or is is necessary?
I would sub in more maple syrup or brown sugar.
This looks wonderful and I’m going to be giving this a try this week. Thanks for the recipe.
Sounds delicious, Sharon! We are huge granola fans around here, so I’m going to be pinning this to try later, for sure! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Savoring Saturdays!
Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing!
-Cindy
We go through so much store bought granola, I have got to make some of this!
My kids would love this! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
So simple and delicious! Why have I not made granola for so long?
Thanks for sharing this at Gluten Free Wednesdays, this looks great and I love your ingredients!!!
-Cassidy
Thanks Cassidy!
hi Sharon do you use rolled oats in this recipe?
I use the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats.
thx
Yummy, one of my favorite things in the world with my homemade Greek Yogurt! Beautiful recipe Sharon. 🙂
Thanks Ali!
This granola recipe looks great!! I would love for you to share them On My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party, it’s going on now!! I would love to have you!!
http://www.cookinandcraftin.com/my-2-favorite-things-on-thursday-link-party7/
So many favorite, wonderful ingredients in this granola recipe, Sharon. I love it! 🙂
Shirley
Thanks Shirley!
Sharon, It looks delicious and I love the maple-walnut flavor combo.
Thanks Linda!
I have never made my own granola, and I really have no good excuse as to why. I always buy it. *Hides from Food Blogger Police* I love how simple this looks. Pinned!
lol I’m very new to making it, I always used to buy it too.
Mmmmm, this looks delicious! I’ve actually just made a batch of granola, but I may have to make this one next time. Thanks for sharing. : )
Kathryn
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Thanks Kathryn!
Looks great! Thanks for sharing. Going to make some very very soon! 🙂
What a wonderful granola recipe, Sharon! What else have you made with it?
Thanks Morri! I recently made a parfait with it that I’ll be posting on Food Fanatic.
I’m a granola lover, too. In fact I have another that will be going up on my blog this week. I cannot get enough of it, though I buy it as often as I make it.
I have so many more recipes in the works, its such a versatile food! So many combinations 🙂
Obsessed with granola. I just made a white chocolate macadamia granola and ate all the white chocolate and macadamia out of it. Oops.
Maple + Walnut = epic combination.
Um, white chocolate macadamia sounds amazing! I would eat all the white chocolate and macadamia nuts out too. Who could resist?!
I am such a sucker for granola…I love any kind and yours seems delicious and simple to make. I need to get my granola baking going on soon!
This looks amazing! Love the little clusters of granola too, I need to make this!
Thanks Jeanine!
Homemade granola is the best…this looks wonderful. I would be picking at this all day! xo, Catherine
It’s very addicting!
I love granola and have the itch to make some today. I think this is a sign I need to make your recipe!
Gorgeous, Sharon! I haven’t made granola in ages, but am feeling the urge to get back to it the last few weeks. I love how clustery it looks — my kind of granola 🙂
Thanks Audrey!
Evidenced by my blog, I am a HUGE granola lover! I never buy store-bought anymore! Making your own is just to much fun and delicious!
I agree!
I simply don’t make enough of my own granola. I love the look and sound of this dish and I want to scoop a big spoonful overtop my morning yogurt.
I’m with you. After I made my first batch of homemade, I couldn’t buy it from the store any more!
Sharon,
Homemade granola is da bomb! I like to eat my granola with kefir, and no one else in the family likes it so it’s all for me!
This looks delicious–I’m sure the maple walnut combo is a terrific one.
Thanks!
I’ve never had kefir but I do like it with yogurt when I’m on a yogurt kick 🙂
My hubster is ALL about granola…but, confession, I always buy it!
Worst food blogger EVER.
But this looks so easy, and the Canadian in me loves that maple goodness! Pinned 🙂
Before I started making this, I always bought it. I love maple, it’s the New Englander in me 🙂