Easy granola for healthy breakfasts

Name: Easy granola for healthy breakfasts
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 gr mixed brown flakes (oats, wheat, barley and rye); 100 gr cashew nuts; 100 gr peeled pistacho nuts; 100 gr peeled almonds; 50 gr peeled hazelnuts; 150 gr bag mixed seeds; 50 gr pumpkin seeds; 200 gr dried cranberries; 100 gr dried apricots; 1 pinch salt; 75 ml maple syrup; 125 ml olive oil

Becky @beckyr

Alicante, Spain

I have been making granola for years now (actually I just noticed I shared a recipe here almost 10 years ago when I started 😊) and by now I think I have really mastered the best possible version in terms of taste and texture. Here is the recipe I usually stick to these days, although of course if you have other nuts or seeds or dried fruit you can just throw them in and mix and match until you create the taste that best suits you. I have put the measurements I more or less follow but again, you can add more or less of anything. I have been on a bit of a get fitter and healthier streak for the past year, and I know lots of people say you should stick to protein-heavy breakfasts at my age. But I believe in the power of listening to your body and getting maximum enjoyment from meals, and in the mornings mine says "Sweet and healthy please 😋", so I usually have a portion of this granola with kefir or yoghurt and some fresh seasonal fruit and that helps me to kick off the day with both high energy and great enjoyment.

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Ingredients

10 mins prep, 35 mins oven.

14 servings

500 grmixed brown flakes (oats, wheat, barley and rye)
100 grcashew nuts
100 grpeeled pistacho nuts
100 grpeeled almonds
50 grpeeled hazelnuts
150 grbag mixed seeds
50 grpumpkin seeds
200 grdried cranberries
100 grdried apricots
1 pinchsalt
75 mlmaple syrup
125 mlolive oil

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Steps

10 mins prep, 35 mins oven.

1

Pre-heat the oven at 180ºC (356ºF). Put all the dry ingredients (not the fruit) in a big bowl and mix. Heat the maple syrup and olive oil for 30 seconds in the microwave (or in a small pan if you don't have a microwave), add to the mix and stir well so that all the ingredients get coated in the mixture. Spread out on the oven tray lined with baking paper.
2

Put the tray in the lower half of the oven (so that the seeds and nuts on top don't burn) and leave for 15 minutes. Go back and move the mixture around a bit, and then close the oven door again for another 10 mins. Then turn the heat off and leave to cool inside the oven for another 10 mins (I have found that that helps to crisp the granola up). Take the tray out and leave to cool completely. Put the dried fruit in a large bowl. Cut the dried apricots into about 8 pieces per apricot
3

Add the cool granola to the bowl. You can do this easily by pulling up two opposite sides of the baking paper and closing one end, making a funnel. Then simply pour the contents into the bowl. Stir well and then store in an air-tight jar. Enjoy!!

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Becky @beckyr

on September 04, 2025 11:20

Alicante, Spain

Born in the UK, I came to Spain after graduating many moons and meals ago, and I'm still here. For me cooking is a great way to unwind at the end of the day. My recipes tend to be quite quick and simple and (mostly!!) healthy too. Also quite seasonal - I prefer buying fresh local produce as much as possible. When I have time, I love spending a few hours cooking, filling my kitchen with delicious smells and great music and then hosting family and friends for long happy meals, laughs, conversation and chilled white wine. I'm a great believer in the power and value of home cooking for our own health, happiness and wellbeing and those of our loved ones and since I joined the Cookpad team 11 years ago I am committed to helping to make everyday cooking more fun for people all over the World. You can see more recipes (in Spanish) on my Cookpad Spain profile here: https://cookpad.wasmer.app/eng/users/1089227