Enjoy the irresistible crunch of Almond Granola, perfectly blended with toasted coconut and sweet honey. Healthy, effortless, and versatile – it’s the ideal upgrade to your parfaits, cereal, or as a delicious snack on its own.
We’re obsessed with this honey-almond variation on regular Granola; some other flavors to try next are Peanut Butter Granola or this Chocolate Granola.
The Best Almond Granola
This Almond Granola is my husband’s favorite! When we lived in Australia, he traveled up to five days a week for work, so I’d make a big batch of this granola and these Healthy Blueberry Muffins for him to take on the go. With his busy schedule and lots of flights, I wanted him to have a few snacks he loved. Sometimes I’d make a double batch of Almond Granola so it would actually last the four or five days he was gone.
This granola is incredible on its own as a snack and it makes a delicious addition to a parfait, yogurt bowl, or açaí bowl. We even like it for cereal with some milk poured on top.
Ingredients In Almond Granola
- Old-fashioned oatmeal is the foundation, offering a satisfying crunch and fiber-rich base.
- Slivered almonds introduce a nutty depth and extra crunch, along with beneficial fats and proteins.
- Honey naturally sweetens the mix and helps bind the ingredients, contributing to the granola’s clusters.
- Melted coconut oil ensures a crisp texture upon baking and infuses a hint of coconut flavor.
- Light brown sugar adds a caramel sweetness and assists in creating chewy clusters.
- Vanilla extract enhances the overall taste with its aromatic sweetness.
- Salt offsets the sweetness, accentuating the granola’s flavors.
- Toasted coconut flakes offer a chewy texture and amplify the coconut profile.
- Dried cranberries provide a tart contrast and an additional chewy element.
Quick Tip
For a perfectly clumpy and flavorful granola, ensure your honey, coconut oil, and brown sugar are thoroughly whisked into a uniform mixture before combining with the oats and almonds. This helps create those irresistible clusters and ensures each bite is coated with just the right amount of sweetness and flavor.
How to make Almond Granola
The collage of photos shows a quick overview of how to make this recipe. The numbered photos above correlate with the descriptions below.
- Combine the oats and sliced almonds in a large bowl.
- Add all the wet ingredients to a bowl: coconut oil, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt.
- Stir to combine the wet ingredients until smooth.
- Pour over the oats and almonds.
- Scrape every bit of the wet ingredients into the dry.
- Stir until all the oats and almonds are well coated.
- Spread out on a lined baking sheet and bake.
- Toss cooled almond granola with toasted coconut flakes and dried cranberries or cherries.
Variations
Switch Things Up
Make Almond Granola your own! Below are some ways to change it up to your preference.
- Different dried fruit: Dried sweet or tart cherries are a delicious alternative to dried cranberries. Or try a different dried fruit like raisins, dried chopped mango, or currants.
- Add mini chocolate chips: If you love chocolate in granola, add 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips to the cooled and hardened granola.
- Switch up the nuts: Obviously, this is almond granola, but really any nut works here. Walnuts, pecans, pistachios, etc. are all great; just make sure to give the nuts a quick coarse chop before adding them in. Read about the different nutrients in these nuts to help you decide here.
- Leave out the coconut: If you aren’t a fan of coconut, this granola is totally fine without it (no other changes necessary).
- Add seeds: Replace 1/4 cup of the almonds with sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds.
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt: If you like sweet and salty, add some Maldon® sea salt after pulling the granola from the oven.
More Delicious Snack Recipes
- Chocolate Protein Shake that tastes like a milkshake!
- Protein Breakfast Cookies cinnamon roll flavored
- No baking required, healthy Breakfast Fruit Tarts
- Chocolate Granola Bar
- Lemon Blueberry Bread made with Greek yogurt
Almond Granola
Equipment
- Sheet pan
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons light brown sugar lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325℉. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat and set aside. Measure oats and slivered almonds into a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine honey, melted coconut oil, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. Whisk to combine. If needed, microwave for 10–15 seconds to reach a stir-able consistency.
- Pour honey mixture over oats and almonds and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- Spread granola evenly on the prepared sheet pan. Bake for 21 minutes, flipping and stirring every 7 minutes.
- Remove and let cool at room temperature to harden. Once cooled, stir in toasted coconut flakes and dried cranberries.
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Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How long will this stay good for? It looks delicious!
It’ll last 6-8 months if it’s always kept in an airtight bag! This is the best, you have to try! 🙂
This recipe has been on my list of things to make for so long! I normally buy coconut cranberry granola from Trader Joes for my hubby, so I thought he might like this instead. This was my first time making granola and the first attempt was an epic fail – burnt inedibly at 17 minutes, probably because I was too lazy to calibrate my antique oven. So I whipped it up again and after only twelve minutes of monitoring, success! Hubby said he liked this way better than the kind from the store. I don’t like cranberries or coconut and even I was munching on it!
I’ve also made your apple muffins with Greek yogurt and healthy chocolate chip cookies, both fantastic :-). I’ll be poking around for more recipes to try!
Oh no!! Don’t you hate it that all ovens aren’t perfectly calibrated?! So glad you were able to figure out the baking time in your oven and that this granola was a huge success! 🙂 I’m so happy you’ve enjoyed the recipes you’ve tried and I appreciate your comment! Definitely let me know what you try next 🙂
Hi Chelsea! I just wanted to say you’re an absolute legend.
This is my all time favourite recipe for granola. I’ve made it every week since finding it. Thank you so much for sharing, it’s a winner! ❤️?
Awe this made my day!! SO happy to hear it 🙂 Thanks so much for your sweet comment!
Looks delicious! I have been looking for an easy granola recipe to eat with yogurt…thanks for posting!
One of my good friends from high school went on his mission about a year after we graduated. He was in Mexico, and since he only had a few minutes of computer time per week, we actually wrote old-fashioned letters back and forth. It was really fun to receive snail mail, but it was even more exciting to see him after he returned. I can only imagine how much better it was for your and your sister! 🙂 And this granola… Just one word: YUM! Pinned!
This is such a beautiful granola! Love your shots and the combination of flavours Chelsea!
So glad you were able to see your sister, Chelsea! ♥︎
This granola is so beautiful! Love the shot in the bowl with the raspberries and yogurt!
Aww what a wonderful way to start the new year!
And this granola sounds fantastic! I haven’t made a batch in far far too long … coconut honey and almond?? Yess!
So glad you got to be reunited with you sister! What a great way to start off the year!
And I want to eat this granola all day everyday, totally my kind of breakfast! Pinned 😀
Beautiful granola, Chelsea! I hope you are having a great start to 2015!