Earlier this week we made this Easy Crockpot Granola to serve with our yogurt. Keep the kitchen cool instead of heating up the oven!
Easy Crockpot Granola (gluten free)
A super easy recipe from ThePeacefulMom.com!
Ingredients
- 5 cups rolled oats (we use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats)
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes (use unsweetened if you prefer)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup oil (we use extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil would also be good)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add oats, coconut and cinnamon to crockpot and stir to combine.
- Add oil and honey (if you use the same measuring cup you used for the oil to measure the honey, it will slide out of the cup more easily.)
- Add vanilla.
- Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Cook on low for one hour with the lid of the crockpot cracked.
- Stir granola and replace lid (slightly open).
- Cook for 2 additional hours, stirring every 30 minutes for the first hour and every 15 minutes for the last hour. This burns easily!
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
You can also add pecans (or other nuts) and dried fruit to the mixture.
I’m linking up at Tasty Tuesday and Gluten Free Wednesday!
I’ve never thought of using a crockpot for this! What a great idea.
Thanks Maureen. 🙂
Sending you an email. 🙂 Look for it through Google Docs.
I’ve been wanting to try one of these recipes – this looks like an easy/great one to start with… if you want to add nuts or fruit, at what point do you do so?
I add the nuts and fruit afterward, but you could add the nuts earlier if you want to roast them a little bit.
thanks kimberlee… gonna try it!
I am so excited to try this awesome recipe! I also want to make homemade granola bars for my family but never have and don’t have a recipe, I will search for a recipe online but I want to ask you first have you ever tweaked this recipe to make them? Thanks so much!
I have not made granola bars, but I don’t think they would work in the crockpot because you have to stir this to keep the oats from burning.
Not sure, but I imagine that you would add the nuts/dried fruit AFTER the granola is cooked and cooled? Thx.
Pam
Yes, I think that would work best.
My dd doesn’t like coconut… any alternatives?
You can easily just leave out the coconut. Really any dried fruit can be added or you can just serve it without any fruit.
Have you ever tried to double this? Do you think it cook up the same if in a 6 qt. crockpot? Recipe looks great and I’m anxious to try it. Just wondering if I can make more at a time.
Hi Rachel! It would probably just take longer to cook. The oats brown because they come into contact with the sides or bottom of the crock, so adding more oats would make it more difficult to get all of them browned. Just my thoughts, I haven’t tried it myself. 🙂
just made this tonight to go on top of some yogurt parfaits – delicious!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Summer! Thanks for taking the time to let me know. 🙂
I Finally was able to try this recipe. It is so yummy. Granola is very expensive here in California so I will make this on a regular basis now. Thank you.
I am so glad that you like it Meegan! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
I’m starting this week
Welcome Aboard Linda! 🙂
I used your technique with my recipe. Since we like toasted nuts in our granola, I added them right at the beginning. Though the nuts didn’t burn, the oats got very dark. Sine my crockpot is a newer one that runs hotter than the old models, I will remember to stir more often than you recommend. But I love this method! Saves immensely on energy costs!
Sorry it burned. 🙁 It’s crazy how much crockpot temperatures vary. Glad you like the recipe though. 🙂
I Have Been Looking For AN Easy Granola Recipe. I Can’t Wait To Try This For My Family. Can Agave Nector Be Used In Place Of The Honey? Thanks For All Your Great Ideas.
I hope you like it Cristal! I believe agave would work, but I haven’t tried it myself. Let me know.
I Tried ThIs With Molasses And Light Karo Syrup Because That Is What I Had In The House. It Is Amazing! Thank You!
I am so glad that you enjoyed it Cristal! 🙂
Just curious. Do you have to store this in the fridge? Made it and we love it, but I wanted to use this in place of store bought granola in my homemade snack mix, but i don’t refrigerate it. I keep it in an air tight container on the counter for the kids to grab as a snack.
I have never refrigerated it, but it doesn’t last very long at our house, so I am not sure about long term storage outside of the fridge.
trying this tonight…granola is so expensive in a box! I doubled it before I read the comments,so we’ll see….thanks!
I hope you like it! 🙂
It turned out GREAT-thanks! my DH was so impressed… I added a few raisins,dried apple bits,and walnuts at the beginning,and cooked it for 4 hours total, I did need to stir thoroughly every 15 minutes for that last hour
Woohoo! Glad you enjoyed it. Dried apple bits sound yummy.
I finally got around to making this after seeing it repeated in your menu many times. I used trader joes coconut oil and unsweetened organic coconut. Topped it with toasted almonds also from TJ’s and organic Greek yogurt. For dessert !!! We devoured it and are planning to double the next batch. This is the only granola my very health conscious hubby wants to eat from now on. The key is we know exactly what is in it. Thank you so much for finding it and sharing it.
So glad that you liked it Natalie!