Maple Walnut Granola Recipe

This simple maple walnut granola recipe is naturally sweetened, made with only 5 simple ingredients, and comes together very quickly. It isn’t too sweet, and it’s perfect for sprinkling on your yogurt or having with milk!

I just can’t stop making granola recently.. it’s so good! It’s also a much cheaper option than buying pre-made granola from the grocery store.

My favorite way to enjoy it is in a bowl with lots of whole milk, but there are really lots of great ways to serve this granola. Because this granola it isn’t very sweet, it would be wonderful in a parfait with vanilla yogurt and berries for a special treat. It’s also great for topping plain yogurt with. The maple flavor and nuttiness of the walnuts can truly stand on their own.

Granola Sweetened with Maple Syrup

I love that this maple walnut granola is sweetened with maple syrup. Not only is this a more nutritious, natural sweetener than regular sugar, but I love the flavor that real maple syrup adds to granola! It goes especially well with the walnuts.

Maple syrup works excellently to sweeten granola because it is a liquid sweetener, and you don’t need to dissolve the sugar or cook it down before adding it to the granola.. so easy! That’s one reason honey and maple syrup are my go-to for sweetening any granola I make.

Granola with Coconut Oil

I chose to use coconut oil in this maple walnut granola recipe because I always have this healthy, versatile oil on hand. It always works flawlessly in granola! I haven’t tried using another oil or fat in this recipe, so let me know if you give it a try.

I generally use refined coconut oil, because I don’t want to taste that strong coconut flavor that unrefined coconut oil brings to the table. If you do want to embrace the coconut, you can use unrefined coconut oil instead, and you could also take out 1/2 cup of oats and replace it with shredded coconut for extra coconut flavor!

Quick and Easy Maple Granola

This maple walnut granola recipe was intended to be very quick and simple to make. Every once in a while, I do enjoy a granola that has a lot of ingredients, steps of preperation, and various mix-ins, but sometimes I just need something simple and delicious! I love how easy it is to throw together just 5 ingredients and end up with a delicious, lightly sweetened granola that can go with pretty much anything.

Because of the ease of this recipe, I find myself making this type of granola far far more than any other granola I’ve tried. Of course, granola is fun to experiment with, and you can always replace some of the oats or walnuts and throw in some other ingredient you’re wanting to have in the granola! Things like nuts and coconut flakes work extremely well for this. If you’re wanting to add some dried fruit, I would recommend waiting until the granola is baked and cooled, then adding in about 1/2 cup dried raisins or cranberries to the mixture before storing it.

Ways to Serve Homemade Granola

I make homemade granola time and time again, because I’m always sad when I run out! Thankfully this granola recipe is easy to whip up, because there are so many great uses for granola that I always like to have it on hand. Here are some of the best ways to use or serve granola.

Put it in serving sized ziplocks for a grab and go snack.

Serve it in a parfait! Just layer yogurt, fruit, and granola.

Mix it with nuts, dried fruits, and/or chocolate chips for an easy homemade trail mix.

Have it in a bowl with milk for snack or breakfast.

Make it ahead for an easy postpartum snack or breakfast.

Put it on vanilla ice cream for a delicious crunch.

Sprinkle it onto plain yogurt. Give it a drizzle of honey or maple syrup if you like it extra sweet!

Ingredients

3 Cups Rolled Oats
3/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1/4 tps. Salt
1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
1/3 Cup Coconut Oil

How to make granola

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, chopped walnuts, and salt. Stir to combine.

In a small saucepan or a microwave safe bowl, combine the maple syrup and coconut oil. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the coconut oil is melted.

Pour the maple syrup and coconut oil mixture into the oat mixture and stir thoroughly to combine

On a baking sheet, pour out your granola mixture and spread it out very evenly with a spatula.

Bake for 15 minutes at 300, then take the granola out of the oven and give it a good stir. Spread out the granola again, and this time press it down as much as you can.

Bake the granola again at 300 for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool completely before transferring it to an airtight container.

Notes

Make sure this granola is cooled completely before it is placed in an airtight container!

You can keep this granola in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks, or place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Save it for later!

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