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.
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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. ?
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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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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.
Love how easy this is! Must make it!
Thanks! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
Crockpot Granola!! What an awesome idea love, can’t wait to try this delic recipe!!
Thanks Abbey! Hope you love it!
I love my crockpot and this looks so good. Granola is great to keep in the house.
My crockpot is definitely my fav kitchen tool!
Slow cooker – crock pot… SAME THING??
Yep, same thing! 🙂
One more reason I need to get my hands on a new crockpot!! I’ve been missing mine since it broke 🙁
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.
How easy and delicious is that? Dried cranberries make this a super awesome granola for fall! Yum!
Yes, the cranberries are great this time of year! (Though I’ll happily eat ’em year round)
I always LOVE a good granola recipe! So easy and delicious!
Thanks Carmy, hope you enjoy it!
This looks amazing! I have never used my crock pot for granola, so look forward to trying this 🙂
I was pretty excited when I realized it’d work for this since I like making big batches of stuff at once.
This looks delicious and so easy, I’m a sucker for crock pot/slow cooker recipes!
Me too! They’re so easy!