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September 12, 2017

5-Minute Skillet Granola

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This delicious and easy skillet granola takes just a few minutes to toast in a skillet before it’s ready to eat! Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 

5-Minute Skillet Granola | Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 
When I was younger, I was a cereal addict. Forget bacon and eggs or other fancy schmancy breakfasts, just gimme all the cocoa krispies & capt crunchies, mmk? Please and thank you. 

But as any serious cereal connoisseur knows, it’s not just a breakfast food. It’s the snack you eat when you get home from school and meal of choice for those fend-for-yourself dinners. Did y’all have those too? When mom didn’t want to cook and brought out all the old food leftovers from the fridge, only you didn’t want to eat old chicken and rice or mushy pasta so you’d just eat a bowl of cereal, because it’s your favorite, and then your mom would get mad at you since you chose to eat “new food” instead of helping to get rid of the old stuff from the fridge??

No? Just my family?? 😳 *awkward silence* 

5-Minute Skillet Granola | Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 
5-Minute Skillet Granola | Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 
Well, now that I’m an adult, it’s the “I’m still up at 1am and starving” meal of choice. And since I’m an adult, I can eat all the cereal I want for any meal of the day {that I want!}

Isn’t being an adult great?!

5-Minute Skillet Granola | Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 
But, now that I’m an adult with children of my own, I don’t even buy that sugary cereal anymore. It’s like your tastebuds change when you get older and you start to eat kale salads & granola, and you actually LIKE it! I love making homemade granola because I don’t add all that unnecessary sugar and those weird ingredients that the store-bought granolas have, and it tastes much better too! 

Plus you can easily customize homemade granola to include your favorite nuts, seeds, or grains, and can even add dried fruit if you’d like. 

5-Minute Skillet Granola | Gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free. 
This granola hardly lasts a full day in our house, especially those nights that my hubby and I stay up late after the kids go to bed to binge watch our favorite shows on Netflix. I mean, who needs popcorn when you have cereal, amiright?

Man, I love being an adult! 🙂

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5-Minute Skillet Granola


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4.7 from 3 reviews

  • Author: Joscelyn Abreu
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 3 cups 1x
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This delicious and easy granola takes just a few minutes to toast in a skillet before it’s ready to eat! Use it to top yogurt & smoothies or as granola cereal. Feel free to customize the ingredients to suit your taste.


Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil or other oil of choice
  • 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, pecans, or other nut of choice
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes, or extra nuts
  • 1 tablespoon flaxseed
  • 1/2 – 1 teaspoon cinnamon, to taste
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Place a large skillet/pan on the stove over medium-high heat and add coconut oil and maple syrup. Cook oil and syrup together until bubbly, 30–60 seconds. Stir in the remaining ingredients—oats, almonds, coconut, flaxseed, cinnamon, and salt.
  2. Continue moving oat mixture around with a wooden spoon or spatula until the oats and nuts start to turn golden brown and smell fragrant, about 3–4 minutes. If your mixture is browning too fast, turn the heat down a bit. Remove the pan from the heat and let granola cool completely before storing in an airtight container. If you like dried fruit, like cranberries or raisins, you can stir 1/2 cup or so into the granola as soon as you take it off the stove.
  3. Push granola to a pile in the center of the pan if you want it to dry in clumps for granola clusters. It will also become crunchy as it cools.
  4. When it’s cool, break up large clumps and store in an airtight container. Makes about 3 cups of granola.
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Category: breakfast, gluten-free, vegan

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  1. Dani says

    September 12, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    I’ve made this recipe 2-3 times now and have enjoyed it every time! The most recent batch has used seeds (pumpkin and sunflower) in place of nuts and coconut due to allergy restrictions at school and it’s still tasty.

    For anyone wondering, I have added fruit every time and ALWAYS forget to save it for the end. Currants and cranberries have been mixed in with the oats and nuts and toasted on the stove, they turned out fine both times. I’d still recommend to follow the recipe and add the fruit at the end to make things less stressful

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 13, 2021 at 8:55 am

      Hi Dani, so happy you are enjoying this recipe! Thanks for sharing your adjustments and for the helpful tip about the dried fruit. Your version sounds delicious! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a review too! Have a great week! 🙂

      Reply
  2. A says

    February 27, 2021 at 10:03 am

    Being an adult is not that great! But greay recipe thanks for posting…

    ★★★★

    Reply
  3. cxxxxp says

    February 14, 2021 at 1:59 am

    Excellent love it. Now I’ve made this, is there a oven version?

    ★★★★★

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      February 14, 2021 at 7:15 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it! I have a few, but they’re a little different than this one. I have this chocolate hazelnut granola:
      https://www.wifemamafoodie.com/chocolate-nut-crunch-granola/
      And this tropical version: https://www.wifemamafoodie.com/tropical-granola-sweetened-fruit/

      You can easily customize the ingredients and use different add-ins and stuff. I’ll work on getting an oven version that’s similar to this one added soon 🙂

      Reply
  4. Lori says

    January 27, 2021 at 2:31 pm

    I loved this recipe! It was quick, and delicious. Great for when you are craving granola. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      January 28, 2021 at 3:20 pm

      Yay! I’m so happy to hear you loved it, Lori! Thanks for giving it a try and for popping back by to leave a review! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Janneke says

    February 5, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    omg ok so i woke up after a nap at 5pm today feeling super out of this world & i was hungry & i googled something w/ granola and then my sleepy ass went & made this even though i didnt have time to eat it or anything and didnt have like half of the ingredients (only oats, coconut oil, agave syrup & some cookie spices) yet i made it anyway and then i had to run off to a meeting BUT THEN i came back home at 11pm hungry af & i recalled you mentioning you use this as a midnight snack so i was like HELL YEAH imma try this granola thing i made and let me tell you, it was goooooooooood. like, suprisingly so. im shook. im a mess in the kitchen. so thank you for the recipe! much love, a tired college student living on the other side of the planet, kinda. idk i know you wrote this a long time ago but i just realized how cool it was that you thought of something to write and a recipe to share and then a few years later in the Netherlands some random person is really enjoying your tips. i appreciate this!

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  6. Simi says

    January 11, 2018 at 10:50 am

    Can you use agave syrup instead of Maple syrup?

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    • Janneke says

      February 5, 2019 at 4:39 pm

      i did & it still tastes great!

      Reply
  7. Tara says

    September 20, 2017 at 11:42 am

    this sounds so delicious! i love granola – going to try this over the weekend!

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 20, 2017 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks Tara! Enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Amisha says

    September 18, 2017 at 1:51 am

    The granola sounds amazing Joscelyn! and it is so easy to make as well! I have been loving granola but I get lazy to make it! It is such a great filling cereal! I could not agree more!

    secondly! I LOVE YOUR NEW WEBSITE!!!!!!! IT is just soooooo pretty and well done!! So happy for you with how it turned out! 🙂 Stunning my friend!

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  9. Liz says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    I cannot believe this takes just 5 minutes! Need to add this to my breakfast rotation asap!

    Reply
  10. Nay says

    September 16, 2017 at 2:12 am

    This made me laugh!!! I do this all the time. Cereal for breakfast, after school and movie night snack. I thought I was the only one!

    Reply
  11. Aarika says

    September 15, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    This is awesome! I adore granola, and this is such a quick way to enjoy some crunchy tasty granola. Love it!

    Reply
  12. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

    September 14, 2017 at 5:38 pm

    This granola is my perfect breakfast/midnight snack! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Kate Wallace says

    September 13, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    I just pinned this and can’t wait to try it – I’ve been hunting for a tasty granola that’s easy to make!

    Reply
  14. Christina | From Under a Palm Tree says

    September 13, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    I still do this where I eat cereal if there’s nothing else. No shame lol. This recipe looks so yummy!

    Reply
  15. Kari says

    September 13, 2017 at 8:09 am

    This looks delicious! I love simple delicious recipes!

    Reply
  16. Cristine says

    September 12, 2017 at 6:03 pm

    Love that you add flaxseed to the recipe. We are always looking for an new granola recipe

    Reply
    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 12, 2017 at 6:06 pm

      Thanks Cristine!

      Reply
  17. Marisa says

    September 12, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    Okay .. not this I can eat… All the ingredients look so good!! I can’t wait to try it out!

    Reply
    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 12, 2017 at 6:07 pm

      Thanks Marisa, I appreciate your kindness!

      Reply
  18. Lebo says

    September 12, 2017 at 3:33 pm

    Love your pictures! Are you using the newer iphones or an actual camera? Would love to improve my food and fashion pics. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 18, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Hi Lebo, for some reason my initial response did not go through. Thank you for the kind words! I use a Canon 6D to shoot pictures and videos. I apologize for the delayed response. I hope this helps. Have a great week!

      Reply
  19. Shelby @Fitasamamabear says

    September 12, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    Homemade granola is probably my favorite thing ever. I love that this is a quickie version

    Reply
    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      September 12, 2017 at 6:09 pm

      Hi Shelby! Thanks for your comment. I hope you have a great evening!

      Reply

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  1. 5-Minute Paleo Granola - Wife Mama Foodie says:
    January 10, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    […] free to use your favorite nut or seed in place of the ones listed and there’s also another 5-minute granola recipe here on the blog which uses oats, for a hearty, whole-grain […]

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