Granola Recipes

Start your day with this hearty, low-fat granola.

This homemade alternative to store-bought granola bars, is a good source of protein, fiber and healthy fats. Tasty and so simple to make! A quarter cup of raisins (not included here) also make a yummy addition!

This was my first attempt at making my own granola, because let's face it--that stuff is expensive at the store! You can use any combination of your favorite nuts, seeds and dried fruit, but these are my favorites.

Crunchy and chewy at the same time! An easy and super healthy snack.

Healthy homemade granola. Perfect with milk, ice cream or yogurt. Or, use it as a base for Tennessee Trailmix

Great for breakfast, lunch or just a snack to tide you over in between. Please your sweet tooth in a healthy, crunchy way!

These healthy breakfast bars provide a respectable level of protein and fiber without a ton of calories. Best of all, they can be eaten on the run. Reconfigure the "additions" to suit your fancy.... or replace the Splenda with another sweetener if you're trying to stay "au natural." This is a base recipe that can be tweaked to your taste!

Spruce up regular old granola with chocolate--and an extra 7 grams of protein! Eat it with milk, use as a topping for yogurt, or snack on it plain!

150 kcal bars to have after my workout or as breakfast or a snack.

Adapted from Mark Bittman's Food Matters. Versatile and so simple to make that there's no excuse for having the expensive, sweet and fattening commercial varieties ever again!

Don't feel guilty for being tempted by these power-packed cookies, they're delicious, nutritious, and besides that, they're good!

A store near my daughter's house in California has peanut butter granola in the bulk food section. But I couldn't find it anywhere near my house in Illinois, so I found this recipe online and made my own. Now I'm glad I couldn't find it at the store. It's cheaper and I can control the ingredients that are used.

Adapted from SparkPeople user DIVAMAC's Vanilla Scented Granola

Granola is incredibly affordable when you make it yourself. This recipe combines some of my favorite ingredients: maple syrup, almond butter and seeds!

Good for a quick breakfast on the go!

I started making my own granola, and I wanted a recipe with no added fat.

Sweet, low-fat granola bars with a zing of cardamom!

Although these contain approximately 200 calories each, they are an all natural granola bar, rich in omega-3 fatty acid with 4 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein. To save on some calories, you can make this without the ground flaxseed meal and almonds to make each bar approximately 150-160 calories each. If you don't have the dried fruit and nut mixutre, you can just use any kind of dried fruit - raisins, craisins, prunes (chopped), mangoes (chopped), papaya... you get the idea

For me, there are few aromas as enticing or welcoming as homemade granola baking in the oven!

Can also be made into bars

It's getting to that time of year where leaves change, apples are an abundance,crisp air and best of all the smell of fall. To me the smell of fall is baked pumpkin, apple pie and warm comfort food. Well we can have that in a more healthy way! Get that oven heated and try some yummy Pumpkin Granola! Take your fall apple, put on some Peanut Butter and top with some pumpkin granola! This granola is awesome with oatmeal, yogurt or by the handful! Great source of fiber and protein!! By the way, Holy Mother of Pumpkin! This is so good and clumpy!!! Enjoy!!

A delightful combination of fall flavors.

Angela Liddon's "Favorite Granola" recipe from her blog, OhSheGlows.com

Better than store-bought, these granola bars include healthy almonds, whole grain, natural sweeteners and a touch of fruit.

These healthy squares are low glycemic, low carb, low sodium but oh so good.

This recipe is simple to make, and a great way to make a healthy granola bar that isn’t loaded with sugar. Kids and adults alike love these Omega-3 rich granola bars.

This granola makes a great bowl of cereal or yogurt topping. Gourmet granolas can be quite expensive, which is why I prefer to make my own. For the best results, choose old-fashioned (not quick) oats. Quick oats don’t crisp as nicely and tend to have a more powdery texture.

lightly sweetened low carb granola. This makes approximately 64 tablespoons. Nutrition is based on 1 tablespoon. Preheat oven to 250F

Really yummy and you know exactly what is in it because you made it yourself! You can even control the sugar!

These chewy, super-nutritious and gluten free granola bars are adapted from Vintage Mixer, who adopted it from Alton Brown: http://vintagemixer.blogspot.com/2010/02/d
ried-fruit-and-nut-granola-bars.html