Maple Granola Recipe - Celebrating Sweets (2024)

Maple Granola Recipe – Lightly sweetened granola filled with almonds, walnuts, pecans, and almond butter; flavored with pure maple syrup, cinnamon, and a touch of orange zest. This hearty granola contains fiber and protein to keep you full and satisfied.

This mama bird is leaving the nest for a few days. Later this week I’m heading to a food bloggers conference in Portland! I’m looking forward to meeting some lovely bloggers, learning new tips, and visiting a city I’ve never been to before ( ←read: consuming all the coffee and donuts Portland has to offer). Follow me on Instagram(celebratingsweets) or Snapchat (username: celebratesweets)to see what I’m up to!

I’m preparing a few meals for my family to have while I’m gone, and I made abig batch of this Maple Nut Granola for breakfast and snacking.

I love making homemade granola.I’m able tocontrol the ingredients and make it any flavor that Ichoose. I loaded this batch with lots of nuts (walnuts, pecans and almonds), as well as almond butter. In an effort to keep it healthy-ish I use heart healthy coconut oil and skip refined sugar in favor ofpure maple syrup. This granola has approximately 7 grams of protein and nearly 5 grams of fiber per half-cup serving.

Homemade granola is super delicious and infinitely adaptable, but one thing that homemade granola is usually lacking is the big clumps that you typically getin commercial varieties. To help the granola clump together, I stir inan egg white before baking, and I also allow thegranola to cool completely on the baking sheet before moving it around. I found that this batch had a nice variety of smaller pieces mixed with bigger clumps.

This granola is dangerously addictive. I need to move it to the back of my pantry, far out of my reach, because I am currently grabbing a handful every single time I walk into the kitchen. At this rate, there will be no granola left for my family for this weekend.

Whether you eat it on its own, sprinkle it over yogurt, or serve it with milk and a drizzle of maple syrup (my favorite way!!), you’ll love this simple homemade granola recipe.

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