Healthy Homemade Gluten-Free Granola

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats (use certified gluten-free oats)
• ½ cup nuts (almonds / walnuts / pecans)
• ½ cup seeds (sunflower / pumpkin / sesame)
• ¼ cup coconut oil or olive oil
• ¼–⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• ½–1 cup dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, chopped dates)

💡 Granola typically combines oats, nuts, seeds, and a natural sweetener, then gets baked until crispy

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven
   Preheat to 325–350°F (160–180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients
   In a large bowl, combine oats, nuts, seeds, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Add wet ingredients
   Add oil and maple syrup (or honey) and mix well until everything is coated.
4. Bake
   Spread evenly on the baking sheet and bake for 25–30 minutes, stirring halfway through.
5. Cool completely
   Let the granola cool fully — this is what makes it crispy.
6. Add dried fruit
   Mix in dried fruit after baking.