Homemade Almond Vanilla Granola

Almond Vanilla Granola is a delicious and nutritious way to start your day. This easy recipe uses simple ingredients like rolled oats, almonds, and warm vanilla to create a crispy and flavorful granola that's perfect for topping yogurt, smoothies, or enjoying on its own with milk.

Why You'll Love This Almond Vanilla Granola Recipe

This crunchy and flavorful blend of oats, almonds, and spices will tantalize your taste buds while giving you a boost of energy to start your morning. Whether you're looking for something fancy or just a simple snack before heading out on your next adventure - this almond vanilla granola recipe can be tailored to suit any taste!

For another quick breakfast option, try our oat flour muffins with applesauce, for those mornings when you have to grab and go.

Ingredients Overview

This recipe for making homemade Almond Vanilla granola is perfect for making Yogurt Granola Cups.

Almond Vanilla Granola Recipe

• Oats - Regular old fashioned rolled oats or Bob's Red Mill thick rolled oats are best. Gluten free oats if you have a gluten intolerance.
• Almonds - Raw, whole almonds.
• Mixed Nuts - Unsalted.
• Pepitas - Raw pepitas seeds.
• Sunflower seeds - raw, seeded.
• Dried Apricots - cut into small chunks.
• Dried Dates - cut into chunks.
• Raisins - Golden raisins, or dried cranberries.
• Honey - any kind you like, Maple syrup if you are vegan.
• Vanilla extract - or a vanilla bean for French Vanilla Almond Granola
• Coconut oil - melted. Coconut oil has the best shelf life.
• Salt

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How To Make Almond Vanilla Granola

With just a few staple pantry ingredients and some light work in the kitchen, you can have yourself a homemade, delicious and wholesome granola to use every day for breakfast, top on yogurt or ice cream sundae's, or just snack on.

Follow the easy directions below and in the printable recipe card to make your own super fuel granola!

Measure Nuts, Fruits, And Oats Into A Bowl

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside to turn the mixed granola onto for baking after mixing.
2. Measure the oats, almonds, mixed nuts, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and dried cut apricots, dates, and golden raisins into a large bowl.

Sweeten With Honey

3. In a small bowl, mix the honey with the melted coconut oil, vanilla, and salt. Drizzle the honey and coconut oil mixture over the bowl of granola ingredients.

Blend Oats, Fruits, And Nuts

4. Mix all the ingredients until they are lightly coated with the honey mixture. It's easier to use a pair of disposable nitrile gloves and mix by hand.

Bake On A Sheet Pan

5. Spread the Almond Vanilla granola on the parchment lined, rimmed sheet pan. Bake 18 minutes and check. If not golden brown on top, cook another 2 minutes. Don't over bake. You want just a light golden brown, as the granola will bake a little more after removing from the hot oven.

Store In A Mason Or Bail Jar

6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely to room temperature. This granola will become crisper as it cools.

Store in mason jars, bail jars, or plastic Rubbermaid type storage containers. Add a vanilla bean now if making this French Vanilla Almond Granola.

Serving Suggestions

Our Almond Vanilla granola is scrumptious on top of tart homemade Greek yogurt, drizzled with honey. This easy-to-make breakfast staple is a surefire way of starting your morning!

To serve, alternate layers of Greek yogurt and Almond Vanilla granola in parfait cups or dessert glasses. Top with a drizzle of honey, or even a few mini chocolate chips.

Substitutions and Variations

You have endless possibilities on how this granola may be served or enjoyed - topped over yogurt parfaits, sprinkled onto ice cream, or used as a topping on smoothie bowls - whatever your preference is!

• You can swap out any of the ingredients if needed. If you need your granola to be gluten free, use gluten free rolled oats.
• Substitute the honey for maple syrup is you want a vegan granola.
• You can also skip the vanilla extract and add a vanilla bean to the storage container for French Vanilla Almond Granola.
• After the homemade granola has completely cooled, toss in ½ to 1 cup of mini milk chocolate morsels for chocolate granola.
• Change the dried fruits to dried pineapple, pieces of dried mango, and dried papaya. Nuts can be pecan, some brazil nuts, and large flakes of unsweetened coconut. It's less expensive to find a Tropical trail mix blend though, and add 3 cups of it in place of the separate nuts and dried fruits!
• Add 1-2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to your granola mixture after tossing with the honey and coconut oil mixture. Omit the vanilla extract though so the flavors don't compete. See our Cinnamon Granola Recipe.
• Add a vanilla bean to the bail jar of stored granola for French Vanilla Granola. It will impart a stronger, richer French vanilla flavor!

Tips for Success

• Spread the Almond Vanilla granola on parchment paper lined, rimmed sheet pans, it makes clean up so EASY!
• DO NOT OVER BAKE! You granola will continue to cook on the hot sheetpan for up to 5 minutes. Remove when lightly golden.

Storage Options

• Store any leftover, cooled Almond Vanilla granola in mason jars, bail jars, or plastic storage tubs.
• Stored in a cool pantry cupboard, this granola will stay fresh up to 3 months.

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