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This Homemade Granola Recipe with Brown Butter and Almonds is sweet and crunchy, packed with protein and Omega-3s. It's a delicious make-ahead breakfast and snack for the whole family!
Homemade granola is such a delicious way to help you and your family start the day off right.
I love it for breakfast, brunch, and to snack on throughout the day! It's also a great after-school snack and pre- and post-sports snack for the kiddos.
Did you also know that granola is SUPER easy to make at home? I love making a batch of granola - it stays fresh for up to a week, so we can either sit down for a quick breakfast at the table to kick off the day. Or, it's easy to grab and go as needed!
And when you make it at home, you get to know exactly what's in it, and include your own variations.
Homemade Granola Recipe with Brown Butter and Almonds
This is a super simple homemade granola recipe that's easy for you to customize to ensure your whole family will love it. It's easy to make with young kids helping measure and mix ingredients. Plus: it doesn't take long at all to make!
This recipe starts with basic rolled oats. I mix in flaxseed and chia seeds for a boost of Omega 3's and other heart-healthy nutrients, plus some ground cinnamon and dried fruit. You can use any dried fruit you like here; I used freeze dried raspberries.
To make the granola nice and crunchy, and also create granola clusters versus just grainy granola, I made a brown butter mix with Gold 'n Soft butter spread, brown sugar, and vanilla.
As you can see from the photo below, the Gold 'n Soft spread is fluffy and easy to use right out of the refrigerated tub, which makes it great for fast recipes!
I found the Gold 'n Soft butter spread in my local Safeway store in the end butter dairy section.
It has the yummy taste of butter with no cholesterol, no hydrogenated oils, zero trans fats per serving. It's easily a great value: ours was only $1.89 for a 15 ounce tub!
After mixing the wet and dry ingredients together, simply bake the granola on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet for 40-50 minutes.
Your house will smell SO AMAZING while the granola is baking!
When you're ready to serve, I like to add a few sprinkles of freeze dried fruit and sliced almonds on top for added freshness and flavor.
Granola Food Gift
This Homemade Granola Recipe with Brown Butter and Almonds also makes a great food gift for friends! Simply break into chunks and place into large mason jars. Tie a pretty ribbon around the jar and tag a sweet note, and you'll be your friend's hero for the week.
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Homemade Granola Recipe with Brown Butter and Almonds
Ingredients
- ½ cup of butter
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey I use an orange blossom honey for extra flavoring
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup slices almonds
- ½ cup dried raspberries
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Top a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, honey, and vanilla.
- In a large bowl, mix together oats, almonds, dried raspberries, chia seeds, and ground flax seed. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low-medium heat. Stir continuously and allow the butter to come to a foamy boil. Continue stirring for about 5-6 minutes, until the butter deepens in color to a darker gold.
- Remove from heat and slowly pour over the brown sugar, honey, vanilla mixture. Mix well.
- Slowly pour combined brown butter mixture over the dry oats mixture. Toss ingredients together until everything is well blended.
- Spread granola mix over the prepared baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 40-50 minutes until the granola has turned into a beautiful golden brown color.
- Allow granola to cool on the baking sheet for about 5-10 minutes, then break into clusters and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition information is a general estimate. Actual nutrition details may vary depending on the exact foods & brands you use to make this recipe. It does not take into account any substitutions, toppings, or optional ingredients.
What are some of your favorite make-ahead breakfasts that help make your mornings run smoothly and keep you going throughout the day?
Alexa Jordan says
This looks so yummy! My husband loves my current recipe but this one looks like competition!
Kathryn says
I'm unable to eat nuts, especially almonds, as they are triggers for horrible migraines. Are there any grains that would work great, and still provide protein for me? I know Quinoa is pretty high in protein, but just not sure how well it would work in granola.
Marlynn Jayme Schotland says
You could easily leave out the almonds in this recipe. I personally wouldn't enjoy quinoa with granola, but that's a personal preference. :) The protein is mostly from the flaxseed and chia seeds in this recipe. Thanks Kathryn!
Jesenia Montanez ~ client says
I love granola and this recipe looks delicious! I can't wait to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Priya srinivasan says
Wow this granola looks so tempting and I love how the whole house smells divine while something beautiful like this is in the oven!! This makes a beautiful gift for the festive season!