Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Store-bought granola? Overpriced and underwhelming. With this recipe, you get full control—customize it to your taste, skip the junk, and use nutritious ingredients like oats (which can last up to 30 years—check out our oat storage tips !). We’ll show you how to whip up a batch with oats, nuts, seeds, and a few pantry essentials. Plus, it’s adaptable—use what you’ve got, from dried fruit to just oats if you’re keeping it simple.
What You’ll Learn:
Jon’s step-by-step recipe for crunchy, flavorful granola.
How to save big compared to store-bought options.
Tips for long-term storage and rotation of ingredients like oats, honey, and coconut oil (spoiler: they last practically forever!).
***Jon’s Oatsolutely Nutty Granola Recipe***
5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (blend 2 ½ cups into flour)
2 cups raw nuts (cashews, pecans, almonds)
1 ¼ cups seeds (flax, chia, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame)
1 tsp pink Himalayan or sea salt
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cardamom
½ cup olive oil (or melted coconut oil)
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
(Bake at 270°F, stir every 20 minutes for ~2 hours, then cool completely. Add dried or freeze-dried fruit after baking.)
Jon loves his with berries and a splash of homemade almond milk—yum! Whether you’re a prepper or just looking to cut grocery costs, this recipe is a win-win.
Learn more about food storage in these posts.
Oats - A Must-Have Pantry Staple
theprovidentprepper.org/oats-a-must-have-pantry-staple
How to Safely Use Oxygen Absorbers to Extend the Shelf-Life of Long-Term Food Storage
theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-safely-use-oxygen-absorbers-to-extend-the-shelf-life-of-long-term-food-storage
I love these silicone sheets for lining my baking pans amzn.to/427ZXr5
We store granola and other dry goods in these containers in our pantry amzn.to/4iIpEFL
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Store-bought granola? Overpriced and underwhelming. With this recipe, you get full control—customize it to your taste, skip the junk, and use nutritious ingredients like oats (which can last up to 30 years—check out our oat storage tips !). We’ll show you how to whip up a batch with oats, nuts, seeds, and a few pantry essentials. Plus, it’s adaptable—use what you’ve got, from dried fruit to just oats if you’re keeping it simple.
What You’ll Learn:
Jon’s step-by-step recipe for crunchy, flavorful granola.
How to save big compared to store-bought options.
Tips for long-term storage and rotation of ingredients like oats, honey, and coconut oil (spoiler: they last practically forever!).
***Jon’s Oatsolutely Nutty Granola Recipe***
5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (blend 2 ½ cups into flour)
2 cups raw nuts (cashews, pecans, almonds)
1 ¼ cups seeds (flax, chia, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame)
1 tsp pink Himalayan or sea salt
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cardamom
½ cup olive oil (or melted coconut oil)
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
(Bake at 270°F, stir every 20 minutes for ~2 hours, then cool completely. Add dried or freeze-dried fruit after baking.)
Jon loves his with berries and a splash of homemade almond milk—yum! Whether you’re a prepper or just looking to cut grocery costs, this recipe is a win-win.
Learn more about food storage in these posts.
Oats - A Must-Have Pantry Staple
theprovidentprepper.org/oats-a-must-have-pantry-staple
How to Safely Use Oxygen Absorbers to Extend the Shelf-Life of Long-Term Food Storage
theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-safely-use-oxygen-absorbers-to-extend-the-shelf-life-of-long-term-food-storage
I love these silicone sheets for lining my baking pans amzn.to/427ZXr5
We store granola and other dry goods in these containers in our pantry amzn.to/4iIpEFL
Thanks for being part of the solution!
#FrugalFriendlyFoods
Follow us!
*Instagram – theprovidentprepper instagram.com/theprovidentprepper
*Facebook – The Provident Prepper: Building Your Family Ark facebook.com/ProvidentPrepper
*Pinterest – The Provident Prepper pinterest.com/TheProvidentPrepper
TheProvidentPrepper.org is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies.
**Full disclosure - Some of our videos contain free products sent to us by companies for us to try out. We do not accept payment for recommending products. If you purchase the products through our affiliate links we make a small referral fee.
