Walnut Granola

Move over basic granola, walnut granola is taking over the breakfast scene. With the perfect amount of crunch, this granola is spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg for a warm comforting taste.

Your breakfast yogurt is never going to be the same! Make your morning parfait with your favorite berries for a light and fresh breakfast or mid morning snack!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS HOMEMADE GRANOLA

I absolutely love a good yogurt parfait. And for me, what makes that parfait extra special is a good breakfast granola. Without the granola it’s really just yogurt and fruit, right?

One of the great things about making granola yourself is that you can be in control of the amount of added sugar! Packaged granola you’ll find at the grocery store can have a surprisingly high sugar content! While this recipe isn’t sugar free, what I like about it is you’re in control of how much sugar when you make your own granola.

INGREDIENTS

I usually have these ingredients on hand, and only need to pickup the chopped walnuts! You can easily whip this up on a weekend morning since it only needs 25 minutes to bake.

No complex baking techniques. Just mix, bake, crumble!

• Chopped Walnuts
• Quick Oats
• Dark Brown Sugar
• White Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Butter
• All purpose flour
• Vanilla Extract

Do you have most of these ingredients in your fridge and pantry?

HOW TO MAKE THE GRANOLA

If you’ve never made granola before, you might be surprised how easy it is!

1. Get your oven ready. Preheat to 325 degrees.
2. Mix. In a large bowl, combine the quick oats, flour, walnuts, both sugars, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add in the melted butter and vanilla and stir until all the dry ingredients are wet.
3. Bake. Pour the crumble onto a baking sheet. Press down to form a large rectangle. It’s ok that this will be a mix of larger chunks and then portions that are small pieces. Bake for 25 minutes.

GRANOLA MADE WITH FLOUR

One of the differences to my granola recipe is I add some all purpose flour into the mix. I like this because it really helps give you those larger crumbles and helps keep this from being way too loose and crumbly. I’ve found that without the flour you end up with granola that’s mostly small loose pieces, and I much prefer having those bigger chunks too!

For more breakfast inspiration checkout some of my favorite recipes!
Copycat Panera Orange Scones
Lemon Blueberry Scones
Raspberry and White Chocolate Scones

Got extra quick oats you’re not sure what to do with?
Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Pumpkin Muffins
Nutella Energy Bites

Walnut Granola

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This walnut granola is the perfect topping to your breakfast yogurt! Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this warm granola will brighten up your morning!

• Author: aseasonedgreeting
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 2 and 1/2 cups
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

3/4 cup quick oats

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

2 tablespoon white sugar

5 tablespoons butter, melted

1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325.

 

2. In a large bowl, combine the quick oats, flour, walnuts, both sugars, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add in the melted butter and vanilla and stir until all the dry ingredients are wet. 

 

3. Pour the crumble onto a baking sheet. Press down to form a large rectangle. It will be a mix of larger chunks and smaller crumbly pieces.

 

4. Bake for 25 minutes.

 

5. Allow to fully cool then break into pieces.

 

 

Notes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.