Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola – a quick and easy five ingredient granola that tastes just like the classic cookie! enjoy a bowl with chilled cashew milk, sprinkle over coconut yogurt, or just eat by the handful!
Last week I had a granola craving.
I also had a cookie craving, which is rare. I am not so much a cookie fan. Even more, it was a specific cookie craving – I wanted an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie.
So, I made a batch of granola, and rolled some of it into cookie balls.
Most of it was made into granola, though – and this recipe could not be easier.
Another rarity – I was able to reserve a double court the other day – we played tennis twice as long. Gotta love the summertime, with half the racquet club members on vacation! Our group decided to have a picnic after tennis – I’ll give you half a guess who came up with that idea…
My contribution? My Perfect Picnic Pasta Salad, and granola! The pasta salad was made the night before, giving it time to get all flavorful and well, perfect. The granola? Super easy to make – I threw this together that morning!
Six ingredients. Well five, really – salt is essential for flavor but extra, right? Between mixing, baking, cooling, and taste testing, you can have Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola in half an hour!
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola
YIELD: 2+ cups granola
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 cups gluten free rolled oats
1/3 cup raisins (I used currants)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325 °F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
In medium mixing bowl, add sunflower butter and maple syrup, stirring to combine completely. To this mixture, add oats, currants, cinnamon, and salt – stir until oats are coated.
Spread mixture onto prepared baking sheet, bake at 325 °F for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, turn with spatula, return to oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes.
Cool completely, crumble into small pieces.
Store in airtight container up to one week.
Add ins: mini candy coated chocolate, chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit
…as a bowl of cereal kind of granola – this stays with you all morning!
printable recipe:
- ½ cup sunflower seed butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 2 cups gluten free rolled oats
- ⅓ cup raisins (I used currants)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 325 °F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
- In medium mixing bowl, add sunflower butter and maple syrup, stirring to combine completely. To this mixture, add oats, currants, cinnamon, and salt - stir until oats are coated.
- Spread mixture onto prepared baking sheet, bake at 325 °F
- for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, turn with spatula, return to oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes.
- Cool completely, crumble into small pieces.
- Store in airtight container up to one week.
- Add ins: mini candy coated chocolate, chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit
Trish says
August 11, 2015 at 8:54 amoooooh I LOVE sun butter! Totally love making my own granola too. Wouldn’t mind eating oatmeal cookies for breakfast either. 🙂
chrysta@noshed says
August 10, 2015 at 7:43 pmi freakin’ love granola and oatmeal cookies! its like the best of both worlds combined…I could graze on this all day..
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
August 7, 2015 at 5:45 amThat granola recipe sounds PERFECT! I love super simple recipes that I can make quickly! And it’s always nice to have granola on hand for a snack 🙂 YAY for picnics!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
August 4, 2015 at 2:35 pmHa. You turned it into balls. Of course you did. 😉
Kristina Sloggett says
August 4, 2015 at 5:57 pmOF COURSE.
Hannah says
August 4, 2015 at 1:28 pmThat bowl of granola looks heavenly! What a great idea 🙂
Kristina Sloggett says
August 4, 2015 at 5:57 pmthank you, Hannah! I need to make another batch, this went QUICK.
Bianca says
August 4, 2015 at 10:41 amI have all the things to make that in my pantry! I should make some!
Kristina Sloggett says
August 4, 2015 at 5:58 pmyou definitely should! enjoy!
Mihl says
August 4, 2015 at 8:36 amI always have a granola craoving and I always have a cookie craving. This is pretty much perfect for me.
Kristina Sloggett says
August 4, 2015 at 5:58 pmha! it sure is, Mihl! 🙂