Healthy Granola with Honey (gluten free)
Make this delicious, low-sugar granola that is only lightly sweetened with honey!
Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
- 8 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups large coconut flakes
- 1 cup honey
- 1/3 cup butter (or coconut oil for DF option)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 cup nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Measure rolled oats and coconut flakes into a large mixing bowl.
- In a small pot, measure out honey and butter (or coconut oil).
- Warm honey and butter on the stove until just melted.
- Whisk in salt and cinnamon to combine.
- Pour contents of the pot over oats and coconut, mixing until everything is sticky and coated.
- Dump oats into two, 13x19 inch baking pans and evenly spread.
- Space oven racks, placing one on the bottom and the other, on the 3rd rung (unless you have a confection oven; if so you don't have to do this for even toasting).
- Slip filled baking pans into the oven and set timer for 7 minutes.
- When your timer goes, remove pans from oven and stir golden oats under, bringing fresh oats to the top.
- Switch pans, place the top one on the bottom rack and the bottom one on the top. If you don't have a confection oven, this will help evenly roast the granola.
- Set timer for another 5-7 minutes.
- Remove pans, stir granola again and once again, switch pans around.
- Set timer for another 5 minutes.
- Granola should be turning a golden brown at this point.
- If it still seems raw or looks like it hasn't turned lightly golden in color, return it to the oven for another 5 minutes (max) before removing from oven.
- Note: you may overdo your granola the first time. Some ovens are hotter than others, so keep a careful eye on your granola and take notes, so you can get it right the next time 'round!
- When your granola is finished, stir in nuts, dried fruit or toasted seeds.
- Let granola cool until it reaches room temperature.
- Jar and store at the back of your kitchen counter, or you can freeze your granola immediately.
- Serve with milk or fruit and yogurt.
