Oil-Free Granola

(16 servings)

  • 1 and 1/2 cups Old Fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 and 1/2 cups quick oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons water
  • 2 or 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix oats and salt in a bowl, then set aside.

Whiz water, honey, walnuts, and vanilla in a blender until smooth. Pour contents of blender into dry ingredients.

Mix together with a spoon; then mix with your hands to distribute moisture evenly.

Spread out granola onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 250 degrees until dry (about 60 to 75 minutes), watching carefully and stirring every 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan. Store in airtight container in a cool place.


All the goodness of homemade granola without the oil or butter. Good with milk and fresh fruit for breakfast.


Mr Breakfast would like to thank goodforyou for this recipe.

Recipe number 743. Submitted 12/15/2002.