Homemade Nut & Seed Granola

once you make granola at home you'll never go back to store-bought🥜✨ cashews, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, chia, sesame, and maple syrup all baked together until golden and crunchy — loaded with nutrients and honestly tastes like a treat. breaks into thick clusters that are perfect for snacking, topping yogurt, or eating straight off the tray. 🫶

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups mixed nuts

  • roasted cashews, roughly chopped

  • walnuts, roughly chopped

  • pecans, roughly chopped

• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

• ¼ cup chia seeds

• ¼ cup white sesame seeds

• ¼ cup black sesame seeds

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• ¼ tsp salt

Optional add-ins

• ¼ cup dried cranberries or cherries (add after baking)

• ¼ cup dark chocolate chips

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Serves 2

Prep time ~10mins

Cook time ~20 mins

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Cooking Instructions

Mix the granola

• Preheat oven to 320°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

• In a large bowl, combine all nuts and seeds. Add maple syrup and salt. Stir well until everything is evenly coated.

Bake

• Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer, pressing it down firmly with a spatula — the more compacted it is, the better the clusters.

• Bake at 320°F for 22 mins, rotating the pan halfway through, until deep golden brown. Keep an eye on it in the last 5 min — it can go from golden to burnt fast.

• Do not stir while baking — this is what creates clusters.

Cool and break into clusters

• Remove from the oven and let cool completely on the pan — at least 30 min. Don't touch it while it cools or the clusters won't set.

• Once fully cooled, break into pieces.

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

Tips & Notes

• Press the mixture down firmly before baking — this is the key to thick, chunky clusters.

• Don't stir mid-bake — every time you stir you break up the clusters.

• Let it cool completely before breaking — it hardens as it cools and that's what gives you the crunch.

• 320°F is lower than most recipes but it toasts everything evenly without burning the seeds.

• Add any dried fruit after baking — fruit in the oven gets too hard and chewy.

• Easily customizable — swap in any nuts or seeds you have on hand!

• Great on top of yogurt, with milk, or just eaten by the handful straight from the jar.