I always have the best intentions of making myself some sort of celery and grapefruit juice for breakfast. Maybe a green smoothie… with extra green. A protein powder something-or-other. A green powder this-or-that. Something very Gwyneth Paltrow-y. I have the best of intentions, really. The very best.
Inevitably I end up standing in front of the pantry shoveling a bag of granola into my face by the handful. It’s not pretty but it does feel right. I sweep up after. I’m not a complete heathen.
It feels like we’re making oatmeal cookies and, while I relish the idea of eating cookies for breakfast, we’re taking a slight right turn and making a hearty granola from all of our oatmeal cookie ingredients.
This recipe was inspired by the new and deliciously awesome cookbook by Jessica of How Sweet Eats. She’s the master of tacos and cocktails and adding neon sprinkles to every dang thing. Get yourself a copy of Seriously Delish!
We’re definitely working with a theme this week: Flax Seeds!
Totally exciting, right!? Like… bonkers.
Old-fashioned rolled oats are mixed with a hearty amount of ground flax seeds. Flax seeds add a nutty flavor and some really good fats for our granola diet!
Oats plus lots of flax, brown sugar, spices and salt.
Smells like coooookkkkies!
The wet ingredients (aka the glue) is made up of coconut oil (for our good fats), maple syrup, vanilla, and browned butter… because we want our breakfast to taste like cookies.
Coconut and pecans are our bonus ingredients for crunch and flavor.
The raw granola is tossed on the pan and ready for the oven.
The granola is baked for 30 minutes, but taken out of the oven every 10 minutes for tossing.
We want to make sure that the granola is evenly golden and evenly awesome!
Crunchy, hearty, earthy, and sweet! This is the sort of granola you can eat like cereal (in a really giant bowl with almond milk), or simply by the handful (straight out of the storage bag). It’s snackable and breakfastable… and totally tastes like cookies.
I hope you make yourself a batch of over the weekend. This granola is the perfect sort of week-long snack to have on hand going into the Fall.
We’re back in the game, and we bought granola!
Thank you, Jess for such a lovely recipe!
Delicious, hearty, and fragrant granola inspired by Seriously Delish by Jessica Merchant.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup flax seed meal
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted until browned
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, toss together oats, coconut, pecans, flax seed meal, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together maple syrup, browned butter, coconut oil, and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients and toss together until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. Spread in an even layer across the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes, removing the pan from the oven every 10 minutes to stir and toss. Granola will be a deep golden brown when done.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the pan before storing in an airtight container. Granola will stay fresh for weeks and is lovely for breakfast and snacking.
Abbie Foster
I live in a college town and am currently gifting this granola weekly to some college students who are super home sick and struggling with the lonely reality of social isolation on campus. Thanks for seriously cheering them up… They said this granola is the best part of the morning for them and they think of it all day until they can eat it again. Joy, you’re awesome.
Mariel Parman
I made this for Christmas gifts, and it was hard not to keep snacking on it myself. So good!
Anna
Whoa! I know I’m late to the party, but I just had to comment. I’ve tried way too many granola recipes. But this one just blew all the recipes I have tried before out of the water. I’ve gotten a new go to granola recipe, thank you so much for sharing!
Kate Ramos (@holajalapeno)
This looks cray-cray good! I’m a sucker for pecans, can’t wait to give it a try!
Emily @ Life on Food
Oh this is my kind of granola and I love that cookbook!!
miki
i may or may not have already made 4 batches of this granola – it is that good! my coworkers absolutely loved it and i think it’s one of my favorite granola recipes. thanks so much for an amazing recipe!
Lori @ RecipeGirl
Craving this now!
lizytishknits
This looks so yummy. I love Love LOVE oatmeal cookies, so this is perftect!
The Queen of Dreaming
Healthy and yummy, I’m gonna die!
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Yum! I’ve been meaning to make a oatmeal cookie granola for awhile. This beats what I had in mind haha.
Helen @ Scrummy Lane
I recently got into making my own granola and just can’t stop now. Most of all I love to add maple syrup and pecans! I love that you got yours to taste like cookies … and included healthy hemp seeds, too!
Barbara
I’m so glad you talked about Jessica! You guys (and Tracy!) are my favorites!
Danae @ Recipe Runner
Granola is totally a face shoveling food, isn’t that how everyone eats it? I’m so excited to get my copy of Jessica’s book!
Todd Wagner
Love it!! This is the first recipe I want to try from SD.
Nicole B.
I typically use almonds in my granola but pecans sound tasty!
Marie
I have been wanting to make granola forever. Thank you for the reminder!
jenna @ justjfaye.com
I have spent countless and embarrassing amounts of time just staring mindlessly at my cupboards while shoving cereal/granola into my mouth. You know, brainstorming and stuff. Sweeping is always necessary. Anyways, this granola would be great to make and have on hand for my next “brainstorming” session!
Leiann
Joy-
This receipe is insane! Thank you- for an incredible breakfast choice! I hate eating breakfast and this is perfect.
You are the bomb,
Ella
YUM! I love the nutty flavor flax lends to everything. I’ll be giving this one a go SOON!
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Heather @ Shards of Lavender
Who needs all those greens for breakfast, when you can have granola that tastes like an oatmeal cookie? The flavors sound amazing!
Phillip || SouthernFATTY.com
Love a good homemade granola option. This will be perfect for my commute drive breakfast!
Heather
Oh, that looks so yummy! Any reason to have cookies for breakfast!
sundiegoeats
As far as granola goes this is not too sinful, with the flax seeds and coconut oil and all. It is a a half-goop / half-heathen compromise granola.
whiskandshout
This is seriously awesome! Yum :)
Ann
Even though I love homemade granola, I’ve been hitting the Whole Foods granola bar hard lately. Thanks for sharing this and reminding me that homemade is so much better! It looks amazing.
Random aside: I did a double take when I saw the episode of WTF with Marc Maron that posted today. It’s an interview with Jay Bakker, but my brain read it as “Joy the Baker” and I got irrationally excited for a second.
Abi
This looks so nice! Such a lovely treat to wake up to! Abi :)
Kelly
This looks and sounds amazing, yum!
Taylor
Yummy! I love a good granola and if it tastes like cookies, then I’m definitely on board!
xoxo
Taylor
Bhiravi
Oh man, this looks good! I’ve never been that fond of granola, but the flavors in this look amazing. I’m making it this weekend. And maybe even an extra jar or two for friends?
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme)
I want to make everything in the book!! Seriously. And this granola is at the top of the list! So beautiful Joy!
Ali | Gimme Some Oven
Gorgeous pictures! Yet one more recipe in her book that sounds killer amazing.
Marie at the Lazy W
Yum. Totally making this, and my Mom will be so proud of my return to flax seed. xoxo
Belinda Lo (Moonblush Baker)
Could granola get anymore decadent? NOPE. Jess is a genuis!
dessertfortwo
I want a cookie for breakfast in healthy form! Yay!
Paula
Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet makes me (and, I imagine, her, even if she won’t own it) sad. I’m glad you make things like granola instead. This delights me!
Arthur in the Garden!
Love it !
wearenotmartha
These are the prettiest granola photos EVER!!
Sues
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I’m dying to make this! Jess is so crazy talented!
Pedantic Foodie
This is exactly what I want for breakfast right now.
maryea {happy healthy mama}
My husband plows through a bag of granola in like a day, so i need to make a triple batch of this for him. Looks lovely!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
I’ve only had Jessica’s book for 2 days but already have like…100 things I want to make! I missed this – thanks for making me add another recipe to the list! Gorgeous & pinned, Joy!