This Healthy Apple Granola is a delicious way to start your day. It is packed with nutritious ingredients such as oats, dried fruits, and nuts. I added Apple chips for a delicious twist and ground cinnamon and pure vanilla extract for a hint of spice and extra flavor. In addition, because it’s sweetened with honey, it’s ideal for a morning breakfast or snack; feel free to tweak it to your liking to create your perfect blend.
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Apple Granola Ingredients
Note: The full ingredients list is provided in the recipe card below.
- Old fashioned rolled oats: AKA Rolled oats or regular rolled oats; these are groats that have been steamed and flattened with big rollers to form large flakes of cereal.
- Cinnamon & vanilla extract: It enhances the flavor. You can replace the 1 tablespoon cinnamon with 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1 teaspoon cardamom if prefer a different flavor or leave it out entirely.
- Kosher salt: It Enhances the overall flavor.
- Nuts: You can replace the nuts with an equal amount of any other nut or combination of nuts such as pistachios, peanuts, and hazelnuts if prefer.
- Sweetened Shredded Coconut: I use unsweetened shredded coconut, but you can use sweetened if desired.
- Oil: I use avocado oil, but you can substitute an equal amount of peanut oil, vegetable oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil, or melted unsalted butter.
- Honey: You can replace 1/2 cup of the honey with an equal amount of maple syrup, or substitute the 1/2 cup of honey for 2/3 cup of brown sugar
- Dried Fruits: You can use any other dried fruit or fruit combination, such as cranberries, raisins, apricots, currants, dried pineapple, or any other dried fruit you like.
- Apple Chips: If you want to substitute the apple chips with other fruit chips or simply don’t want to use them, you can leave them out entirely or replace them with banana chips, freeze-dried strawberry chips, or coconut chips. (If you’re using coconut chips instead of apple chips, you can skip the shredded coconut.)
Tools you’ll need
Dry measuring cups
Cutting board
Chef’s knife
13″ x 18″ x 1″
large bowl
Small bowl
rubber spatula
How to Make Apple Granola
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, toss together the oats and coconut.
In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, salt, vanilla, and honey. Pour the wet mixture over the oat mixture and stir with a rubber spoon until all the oats and nuts are coated.
Pour onto a 13 by 18 by 1-inch sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes, tossing and stirring the granola around on the pan every 15 minutes with a spatula, and then remove from the oven and stir; add the chopped almonds and pecans.
Return to the oven and bake until 20 minutes longer or until everything is evenly golden brown (it may not look done yet, but it will crisp up as it cools).
Allow the apple granola to cool on the baking sheet, then add the dried fruits and toss to distribute. Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
What to serve with
Apple Granola can be served alone or with fresh fruit, milk, yogurt, or ice cream.
How to Store
Allow apple granola to cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
How to Freeze
If freezing the apple granola, allow it to cool completely and leave out any dried fruit chips or dried fruits, and store in a freezer-safe airtight bag or container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Variations
- Replace the 1 tablespoon cinnamon with 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1 teaspoon cardamom.
- Replace 1/2 cup of the honey with an equal amount of maple syrup, or substitute the 1/2 cup of honey for 2/3 cup of brown sugar
- Replace the 2/3 cup avocado oil with an equal amount of vegetable, grapeseed, or coconut oil, or unsalted butter, melted.
- Replace the 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract with 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
- Replace the nuts with an equal amount of any other nut or combination of nuts such as walnuts, pecans, pistachios, peanuts, and hazelnuts.
- Replace the 1-1/2 cups dried apples with an equal amount of any other dried fruit or combination of fruit such as banana chips, freeze-dried strawberry chips, or coconut chips. (If you’re using coconut chips instead of apple chips, you can skip the shredded coconut.)
- Replace the 3 cups dried apples with an equal amount of any other dried fruit or combination of fruit such as cranberries, raisins, apricots, currants, dried pineapple, etc.
- Replace 1 cup of nut with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
- I use unsweetened shredded coconut, but you can use sweetened if desired.
Notes:
Apple Granola can be served alone or with fresh fruit, milk, yogurt, or ice cream.
Allow apple granola to cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
If freezing the apple granola, allow it to cool completely and leave out any dried fruit chips or dried fruits, and store in a freezer-safe airtight bag or container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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📖 Recipe
Apple Granola
Ingredients
- 4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup raw pecans or walnuts , chopped
- 1 cup roasted , unsalted cashews
- 1 cup sliced almonds or roughly chopped almonds
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2/3 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups dried apples or apple chips
- 1 cup dried dates , pitted and chopped
- 1 cup dried fig , chopped
- 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, toss together the oats and coconut.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, salt, vanilla, and honey. Pour the wet mixture over the oat mixture and stir with a rubber spoon until all the oats and nuts are coated.
- Pour onto a 13 by 18 by 1-inch sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes, tossing and stirring the granola around on the pan every 15 minutes with a spatula, and then remove from the oven and stir; add the chopped almonds and pecans.
- Return to the oven and bake until 20 minutes longer or until everything is evenly golden brown (it may not look done yet, but it will crisp up as it cools).
- Allow the apple granola to cool on the baking sheet, then add the dried fruits and toss to distribute. Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Apple Granola can be served alone or with fresh fruit, milk, yogurt, or ice cream. Allow apple granola to cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
- If freezing the apple granola, allow it to cool completely and leave out any dried fruit chips or dried fruits, and store in a freezer-safe airtight bag or container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
