My kids love to have cold cereal for breakfast. But there is something even better that is a treat for us: granola. With milk or with yogurt, breakfast granola is a sturdy alternative. Plus, this is a super kid-friendly granola recipe to make: the kids can do almost every step themselves, there is a messy part that is literally hands-on, and the end result is tasty!
The assembly of the ingredients requires to bowls: a big bowl for the dry ingredients and a smaller bowl for the wet messy stuff.
Once the two bowls are set up, it’s time to get messy! With scrubbed clean hands, the kids pour the sticky mixture into the oats and mix it together with their fingers!
Once the combination is all moist, we spread out the oats on the tray and pop it in the over. Plus, it’s time to lick our sticky fingers!
Every ten minutes as the oats are cooking, we have to pull it out of the oven and mix it again. Since my eight-year-old son is still a bit squeamish about hot pans and ovens, I was on hand to do the oven work and the tossing of the hot granola for him.
Add in dried fruit of choice and any toasted nuts (cooked separately), and this recipe is ready for enjoying!
Eaten in milk or with yogurt, or even munched by itself, kid-friendly granola is simply delicious!
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Breakfast Granola
The simple and easy-to-prepare breakfast granola recipe is kid friendly. Kids can do most steps themselves, and getting hands in the sticky oats and honey mixture makes it fun as well. Eat it with fresh fruit, milk, or yogurt.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional
- ⅔ cup almonds slivered, or nuts of choice
- ⅔ cup raisins and/or any other dried fruit of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. On a different, smaller baking sheet, or in a counter-top toaster oven, toast almonds (or nuts of choice) to desired toastiness. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss the oats and coconut with the cinnamon and salt. Spread the mixture evenly onto the large prepared baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the oil, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until completely combined.
- Pour the honey mixture over the oats mixture.
- Use your hands to combine them: gather up some of the mixture in each hand and make a fist. Repeat until all of the oats are coated with the honey mixture. Leave a few clumps for texture if desired.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then remove from the oven and use a spatula to lift and flip the granola. Bake for 5 more minutes, then remove from the oven and lift and flip again. Bake for 10 more minutes, then remove from the oven. Let it cool completely.
- Sprinkle the raisins (or other dried fruit) and the toasted almonds (or other nuts) over the cooled granola.
- Serve with milk, yogurt, or fresh fruit, or store in an airtight container for up to a week.
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