If you’re anything like me, you a) love food, and b) especially love breakfast foods. Granola is definitely one of my all-time favorite breakfast treats, but up until last year I never ventured into making it myself. I resounded myself to the store-bought varieties, and while tasty – they were a bit expensive and didn’t always contain the kinds of ingredients I wanted to be eating. When I stumbled across a pin that described how you could make crockpot granola, my world was officially changed for the better.
I experimented with a bunch of recipes over the last year and this is the go-to one I developed. I love it because it’s just _ ingredients which makes it simple to throw together quickly, and a bit better for your body than many of the store-bought kinds.
Now don’t get me wrong – oats covered in oil and honey aren’t exactly a “health food.” But I DO love being able to control the number and types of ingredients that I use to create this delish dish. Making it yourself allows you to play around with the amount of sugar you add to find a balance that works for you.
[Tweet “Get creative in the kitchen with this easy, homemade crockpot granola!”]Plus, using the slow cooker means you can whip up a big batch at once. It’s perfect if you’ve got a family of granola lovers or if you just want to stock yourself up for the week. You can pop it in some mason jars, a Tupperware container, or even just a big ziplock bag and it keeps pretty well in the pantry. {The more airtight your container, the better – but I’ve kept this in a gallon size bag for two or so weeks and it’s kept just fine.}
You can enjoy this crockpot granola straight up with a little bit of regular milk or almond milk, or use it to add a bit of crunch to a yogurt parfait. My favorite parfait recipe is super simple: defrost frozen berries in the microwave so they get a little juicy, mix ‘em up with plain greek yogurt, and top with this tasty granola.
Crockpot Granola
Ingredients
- 5 cups rolled oats
- 2/3 cup oil of choice (I've used both canola and coconut oil for this)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (optional - use if you prefer a sweeter granola)
- 3/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except dried cranberries in the crockpot. Leave the lid slightly ajar to allow moisture to escape so granola gets crisp.
- Cook on high for 2 to 2.5 hours, stirring every 15-30 minutes.
- When granola is done cooking, stir in cranberries and then transfer to airtight jars or containers. Let sit - it will crisp up a bit while cooling! Enjoy. ?
Notes
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Share with me: Do you love crockpot granola? Have you ever made it yourself? What’s your favorite breakfast treat?
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Fiona @ Get Fit Fiona
I love that this granola has dried cranberries in it – they’re my favorite. I used to make granola every few weeks, I need to get back into the habit of it.
Michelle @ Running with Attitude
Love how easy this is! Must make it!
Chrissy Carroll
Thanks! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
abbey
Crockpot Granola!! What an awesome idea love, can’t wait to try this delic recipe!!
Chrissy Carroll
Thanks Abbey! Hope you love it!
Kim
I love my crockpot and this looks so good. Granola is great to keep in the house.
Chrissy Carroll
My crockpot is definitely my fav kitchen tool!
GiGi Eats
Slow cooker – crock pot… SAME THING??
Chrissy Carroll
Yep, same thing! 🙂
Melissa @ Mango About Town
One more reason I need to get my hands on a new crockpot!! I’ve been missing mine since it broke 🙁
Chrissy Carroll
You should keep an eye out for deals next month – I feel like around black friday there are always really good crockpot deals, especially at stores like Kohls and JC Penney.
Ilka
How easy and delicious is that? Dried cranberries make this a super awesome granola for fall! Yum!
Chrissy Carroll
Yes, the cranberries are great this time of year! (Though I’ll happily eat ’em year round)
Carmy
I always LOVE a good granola recipe! So easy and delicious!
Chrissy Carroll
Thanks Carmy, hope you enjoy it!
Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com
This looks amazing! I have never used my crock pot for granola, so look forward to trying this 🙂
Chrissy Carroll
I was pretty excited when I realized it’d work for this since I like making big batches of stuff at once.
Tee
This looks delicious and so easy, I’m a sucker for crock pot/slow cooker recipes!
Chrissy Carroll
Me too! They’re so easy!