Why Buy Granola When You Can Make It at Home?

Homemade granola is a healthy pantry staple.
Why Buy Granola When You Can Make It at Home?
Make back-to-school breakfast a breeze with homemade oatmeal. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood
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Now that school is back in session, try making this recipe to keep on hand for easy breakfasts and wholesome snacks. Homemade granola is a healthy pantry staple. It’s also simple to make, requiring a mere 30 minutes to bake.

Use this recipe as a template and mix and match ingredients to your taste. Follow a basic ratio of 2 cups oats to 1 cup coconut to 1 cup nuts to 1 cup dried fruit. Then you can embellish, using different grains and seeds such as flax, sunflower seeds, goji berries, or even wheat germ, depending on what you like. And consider doubling the batch, because it’s guaranteed to be gobbled up.

Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.
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