Wee Granola
Who doesn’t like granola?! Scrooge, that’s who. But besides him?!
Crunchy and sweet, granola is the perfect
breakfast treat or snack to keep in your purse for when you and your little one
need a pick me up.
This wee granola is a powerhouse of nutrition containing dried fruits,
wheat germ and nuts — packed with vitamin B and magnesium to name just a
few. You can easily serve the granola in a to-go cup for your toddler
or pulse it in the food processor as a topping for fresh roasted peaches, yogurt or baked apples.
I always make a huge batch of this granola, sometimes even doubling the recipe so I have plenty for Kenya and other little guests who come over to play.
Wee Granola (makes 4 1/2 Cups Granola)
2 Cups Rolled Oats (make sure not to use the 1 minute oats)
1/2 Cup Sliced Almonds
1/2 Cup Cashews, chopped
1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds
1/2 Cup Raisins and/or Currants
1/4 Cup Dried Cherries (you could also use dried blueberries)
2 Tbsp Wheat Germ
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Vegetable or Canola Oil
Whole, Rice, Soy, Almond or Low fat Milk
1. Preheat over to 275 degrees
2. Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, stir until completely combined.
3. Place the granola mixture on a cookie sheet and spread it out until it covers the sheet.
4. Bake for 30 minutes.
5. Stir the granola on the cookie sheet and bake another 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it remain on the sheet until it’s cool before stirring (this way it will be a little crispy and chunkier which is fun for kids to break up with their spoon).
6. Place a serving in a bowl and pour in milk.
7. Serve.
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[...] I love granola, but it seems like more and more packaged brands I find are full of sugar and unwanted additives (which is kind of ironic since granola is supposed to be a health food, isn’t it?). A good granola should be healthy, give you tons of energy, have lots of crunch and taste delicious. Kenya loves it on yogurt, fruit, with milk or simply on it’s own, so I make a lot of Wee-Granola. [...]
I love granola, but my little guy is allergic to nuts and I’ve had a terrible time finding any that is safe to have in the house. Any idea where I could find a good nut-free recipe?
Uhh…just leave out the nuts! Add more seeds or dried fruit or whatever. That’s the joy of making your own: you can make it however you want!
This did not turn out well for me. The cooking time is way too long. A lot of other granola recipes tell you to add the dried fruit at the last 15 minutes of baking. My raisins and blueberries were rock solid – too hard to bite into.
So sorry to hear that, every oven is different. Try reducing the cooking time to see if that works
Andrea, none of the wee recipes turn out well for me unless i reduce the cooking time at least 10min and the oven degree at least 50* less, sometimes more. i have been cooking for years and almost everything i do comes out perfect the first time. i love to cook! but with the wee recipes i haven’t had a single one come out right the first time if i follow the directions provided. so now anything new i automatically reduce the time and heat. like she said every oven is diff. mine must be really diff!!!
So sorry to hear that! I have a convection oven so that may be the difference with the cooking times and also that every oven is set different
What kind of oven do you have?
I also have to significantly reduce cooking time and temp…But it usually come out great and are hit the second try, once I figure it out….I’m in Santa fe, NM…may be altitude makes a difference as well as oven type (ie…crappy apartment oven lol!!) ??
Yes, I agree. Particularly with the Italian Asparagus Sticks recipe. It’s a truly delicious recipe, but my oven must be lowered to 400 and bake time is less than 20 minutes, not 30-35. Other recipes, too, I found need a little tweaking. But Weelicious sure offers a lot of delicious inspiration!
This recipe looks great but just to clarify…Do you add 1/2 cup of canola oil in addition to 1/2 cup of milk? Thanks!
Mine was a little burnt – next time I’ll reduce the cooking time. I had to take it out the oven and leave for a soccer game – by the time I got back to it, it was so hard to get off the cookie sheet. I think it’s still tasty tho
Next time I think I’ll spray thew sheet with Pam.
Lindsay – you don’t add the milk to the granola until after it’s cooked
I was a little confused when I first read it myself.
The milk is just a condiment to the granola, in the directions it says to pour granola in a bowl and top with milk – depends on how much you like to eat it like cereal
I’m trying to not eat wheat, is there something that could be added instead of the wheat germ? Also, how do you think it would turn out if I reduced the amount of oil and honey?
I added some hemp seeds…you could probably add something like that or ground flax or just leave the wheat germ out. Mine is in the oven right now, so I can’t say for ure but I think you could at least reduce the oil, if not the honey too. Mine seems really wet and the other granola recipes I’m looking at have 1/4 cup oil for the same amount or more oats. It looks and smells great though – I can’t wait until it’s done cooking so I can sample!
I’ve taken it out of the oven now and it’s delicious! However, the raisins are horribly burnt tasting. I’ve just had to go through the granola and pick them all out because they’re inedible. They’re not rock hard, they’re actually extremely plump, but taste awful.
Next time I’ll wait until I take the granola out of the oven and then add the raisins. The dried cranberries that I added were ok though. I even reduced the temp to 250 after about 25 min and only cooked it another 15 min after that. Also, I think it does need the full amount of honey called for – I didn’t quite have enough (maybe 1 or 2 T short of 1/2 a cup) and it’s fine, but I don’t think you could use much less.
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How long can you store this for?
If it lasts that long, I would say 1 month in an air tight container
This burned for me too, but I’m going to try it again because I really want it to work!!!
This sounds incredibly yummy Catherine! I may eliminate the oil and make it raw.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
I just ran out of honey. Do you think it would taste funny with agave or maple syrup?
I tried it with maple syrup and it’s great!
YUM! Just made this for my family and some friends who just had a baby. Thanks to the previous comments, I cooked for 30 min, stirred and then 25 min. Perfect timing in my oven. It cooled and stuck together perfectly. Thanks for another great recipe Catherine!
This is my absolutely favorite granola recipe. I love the base- honey, cinnamon, and canola oil. Then I just add what I like. My newest love is the following: big coconut shreds, dried white peaches, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ. It’s so fun experimenting with different dried fruits.
I love coconut oil so I used that instead of the canola and it is so yummy! Thank you for the recipe. My kids and husband love this granola.
My family loved this recipe! I’ve tried different nuts & dried fruits. All came out great! I was wondering if I could use brown rice syrup for honey?
You certainly can!
I swapped the oil for applesauce….so good!