📋 Brown Butter Pecan Granola Recipe

homemade granola in a jar, with a spoon, shot from above

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📋 Brown Butter Pecan Granola Recipe

This award-winning healthy Brown Butter Pecan Granola gets its nice caramel flavor from the brown butter, is chock-full of healthy stuff like sunflower seeds, honey oats, wheat germ, sesame seeds, chia, and coconut, minus the preservatives. This homemade granola doesn't take long to make and is the perfect busy morning breakfast!

Course Breakfast, brunch, Snack

Cuisine North American

Keyword award-winning, granola, homemade, pecan

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 336kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

baking sheets

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats * I use quick oats
½ cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
2 tablespoon chia seeds
½ cup sesame seeds
⅓ cup finely shredded coconut * I use unsweetened
⅓ cup chopped pecans
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup wheat germ
⅓ cup brown butter (see video in NOTES) * I use unsalted butter to make this
2 tablespoon milk
½ cup honey * I have used both liquid and creamed honey
¼ teaspoon salt

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F148 degrees C.
In a large bowl, mix oats, wheat germ, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, coconut, pecans and cranberries together.
2 cups rolled oats, ½ cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds, 2 tablespoon chia seeds, ½ cup sesame seeds, ⅓ cup finely shredded coconut, ½ cup dried cranberries, ½ cup wheat germ, ⅓ cup chopped pecans
Brown butter in a small pot over medium heat, until it's golden brown (see Video)
⅓ cup brown butter (see video in NOTES)
In a separate saucepan, heat milk, salt and honey to boiling, remove and cool.
2 tablespoon milk, ½ cup honey, ¼ teaspoon salt
When butter is brown (see video on how to brown butter in post), add to honey mixture. Cool for a minute or so, then pour over dry ingredients (oat mixture) and stir.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray and spread mixture on sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool.

Notes

Recipe Tips

Line the baking sheet with parchment paper for easier cleanup and storage. You can just pick up the whole thing, form a funnel with the parchment paper, and pour into a mason jar, container, or Ziploc freezer bag.

The granola will not 'look baked'. Resist the temptation to put it back in the oven because if you do, it will be overcooked.

Cool completely. Once the granola is finished baking, let it cool completely before transferring it to an airtight container. This will help it to stay crispy and fresh for longer.

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