Easy Date Granola recipe. The perfect crunchy clusters to top your yogurt or smoothies for breakfast in the morning.
I can’t believe that it’s been almost one year since Evan was born. This year has been both the shortest and the longest period of time in my life.
From a move from Chicago to Canada then to Madison, buying a house, getting a new job.. it has been a blur of activity. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
But around this time last year, I was eating dates all day every day in the hopes that it would speed up going into labour. It didn’t help at all. But I got a taste for dates, and was craving them today. So here is a recipe for Date Granola. Hopefully this will satisfy my cravings.
What you need to make Date Granola
This basically uses all of your pantry essentials. All you need is:
- rolled oats
- cinnamon
- salt
- coconut oil
- honey
- brown sugar
- dates
That’s it!
Variations
Don’t like dates? You can mix in any other dried fruit you like. I love switching it up with raisins or dried cranberries.
One substitution that sounds like it would be good but isn’t is switching the honey with date syrup. Date syrup burns very easily, so even if you wanted an extra boost of date flavour, just stick to the honey and add more dates. Trust me on this one, your granola won’t be salvageable if you use date syrup.
If you wanted more of a crunch, add in some nuts! Cashews and pecans are my favourite, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
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Date Granola
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 dates, pitted and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, cinnamon and salt.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, mix together the coconut oil and honey. Microwave in 10 second intervals, mixing until smooth. Mix in the brown sugar.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
- Pour the granola onto the prepared baking sheet and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes. Stir in the dates.
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Oh yum! I haven’t had breakfast yet and this granola is calling my name. I can’t wait to pop it in the oven because it’s going to smell amazing in here!
One of my favourite smells is homemade granola 🙂
Homemade granola is the best. You can make it just the way you like. Perfect mixed in yogurt.
Agree!
Well, let me just say that I could eat this granola every day any day. Love how easy it is and… so healthy!
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
I made this date granola so I could have an easy breakfast on my busiest days. It was such a great idea because this is one of the best granola recipes I’ve ever tasted.
I love making it for a quick breakfast too 🙂
Granola is one of my favorite breakfasts and my girls have recently become obsessed with dates. Such a great breakfast for them, thanks for a great recipe!
This sounds perfect! Thanks Tracy! 🙂
I made this recipe a few days ago and now we eat it for breakfast every day! So easy to make and delicious!
That makes me so happy to hear!
I haven’t made homemade granola in a while but this was delicious! I used maple syrup instead of honey, turned out so good!
I’ll need to try that next time!
I love the chewy bite of dates in each bite! This homemade granola is my new go to, especially to put in my yogurt!! Thanks for the recipe;.
So glad you liked it 🙂
I love making homemade granolas and this date recipe is now one of my favorites! I’ll definitely make this one again!
Yay! So good to hear 🙂
Homemade granola is the best. Sounds like a perfect cereal or snack!
Agree! Love making granola! 🙂