This week’s Frugal Homemade feature is…Homemade Vanilla Almond Coconut Granola! This homemade granola recipe is so good, and it’s a definite favorite of ours. We like it on yogurt, all by itself, and sometimes even on vanilla ice cream. Homemade granola is very easy to make using fairly common kitchen staples, and doesn’t take long to put together. The longest (and hardest) part is waiting for it to cool before snacking on it!
Homemade Vanilla Almond Coconut Granola
You will need the following ingredients:
1 cup shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups whole almonds
4 cups old fashioned oats
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed generously
2 tablespoons coconut oil (you can substitute butter if you don’t have coconut oil)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Let’s get started!
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine the old fashioned oats, 1/2 cup of shredded coconut, salt & brown sugar. Using your food processor (or blender) finely chop 1/2 cup of almonds and 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. Add this mixture to the large bowl. Coarsely chop the remaining cup of almonds & add to bowl. Mix all ingredients thoroughly to break up all of the brown sugar. Combine honey & coconut oil (or butter) in a microwave safe dish & microwave until the coconut oil has melted & the honey has thinned. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla & 1/4 teaspoon almond extract to the honey mixture. Pour over oat/almond/coconut mixture & stir until well combined.
Spread on parchment lined jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes. Stir, then bake for an additional 7 minutes. Let cool. Break the granola up into clusters and store in a Ziploc bag.
Enjoy!
Homemade Vanilla Almond Coconut Granola, printable recipe
Homemade Vanilla Almond Coconut Granola
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 cups whole almonds
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup brown sugar packed generously
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil you can sub butter if you don't have coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract optional
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the old fashioned oats, 1/2 cup of shredded coconut, salt & brown sugar.
- Using your food processor (or blender) finely chop 1/2 cup of almonds and 1/2 cup of shredded coconut.
- Add this mixture to the large bowl.
- Coarsely chop the remaining cup of almonds & add to bowl. Mix all ingredients thoroughly to break up all of the brown sugar.
- Combine honey & coconut oil (or butter) in a microwave safe dish & microwave until the coconut oil has melted & the honey has thinned.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla & 1/4 teaspoon almond extract to the honey mixture.
- Pour over oat/almond/coconut mixture & stir until well combined.
- Spread on parchment lined jelly roll pan.
- Bake at 350 for 7 minutes.
- Stir and bake for an additional 7 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Break the granola up into clusters and store in a ziploc bag.
