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Revised Jul 2026 · 1 revision

Maple Nut Granola

Big, craggy clusters, lightly sweet with maple and vanilla. One sheet pan, pressed flat and left alone to set, covers breakfast and snacks for a week.

Illustration of Maple Nut Granola
Hands-on 10 min Total 30 min+ 45 min cooling undisturbed Serves8 Ingredients11 Cost / Serv.$1.19 Calories516 Contains Tree nut
Batch

Ingredients

Everything here is in your pantry — no shopping trip.

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 325°F. Stir the 4 cups320 g rolled oats, 1 cup137 g cashews, chopped, ½ cup55 g pecans, chopped, ½ cup65 g pepitas, 3 tbsp21 g ground flaxseed, 1 tsp2.4 g cinnamon, and a pinch of salt, to taste together.
  2. Whisk the ½ cup158 g maple syrup, ⅓ cup72 g oil, and 1 tsp4.2 g vanilla, pour over the oats, and toss until every piece is coated. Press firmly into an even, packed layer on a sheet pan.
  3. Bake 25 minutes until golden, rotating the pan once for even color — but never stir, which breaks the clusters before they set. Let it cool completely and undisturbed on the pan, about 45 minutes; it firms up as it cools. Then break into clusters and fold in the ½ cup73 g raisins.

Kids: they can help press the mixture flat and, once cool, snap it into chunks — the crunchier the better.

Dietary

  • free, with a caveat
  • Tree nut contains
  • Peanut free
  • Soy free
  • Sesame free

Nutrition

Per serving · makes 8
Calories516Protein14gCarbs55gFiber7.2gSugars19gFat29gSaturated Fat3.7gSodium9.0mg
Vitamins & minerals
Iron4.3mgCalcium72mgPotassium510mgMagnesium195mgZinc4.0mgFolate36µgVitamin C0.55mgVitamin B120.0µgOmega-3 (ALA)0.83g
Estimated from pantry data, excluding Sea Salt (to taste).
Change log · 1 revision
  1. 14 Jul 2026

    FoundBoth cluster-champion granolas agree the secret is to press it flat, rotate the pan but never stir, then cool it completely undisturbed; ours skipped the leave-it-alone step.

    ChangedSpelled out the press-flat, rotate-don't-stir, cool-45-minutes method for big craggy clusters, and worked ground flax into the dry mix for a quiet omega-3 lift.

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