Big batch granola is the perfect breakfast recipes for families! It lasts my family of 2 adults and 3 kids for about 2 weeks!
I’ve been making this granola recipe since my husband and I got married. It’s a recipe that my mom gave to me, and it’s been one of our favorites. We’ve tried other granola recipes, and found some we liked, but we always end up coming back to this delicious recipe!
Lately this big batch granola recipe has been the only cereal Dan or I eats, and we’re working towards it being the only cereal the kids eat as well. Because of this, the small batches just weren’t cutting it. I had to make big batch granola so we could make it through without me having to bake it every week!
This recipe lasts our family about 2 weeks or so with us eating it every day. It makes a lot of granola. I store it in a container that was full of animal crackers from Costco. The animal crackers were 4 lbs.
If you need great containers, those animal cracker containers now hold my flour and sugar for baking, as well as this entire big batch of granola (and the animal crackers are really tasty as well!). Keeping the granola in a sealed container keeps it fresh tasting and crunchy.
I make this recipe in a roasting pan, but you can make it in any large oven-safe pan.
To make Big Batch Granola:
Big Batch Granola
Big batch granola is perfect for families! Bake once, and feed the family a hearty breakfast for around 2 weeks!
Ingredients
- 16 cups old-fashioned oats
- 6 cups nuts (pecans, chopped almonds, walnuts, etc)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup honey
- 4 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
64Serving Size:
1 ServingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 212Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 109mgCarbohydrates: 24gNet Carbohydrates: 21gFiber: 3gSugar: 8gProtein: 5g
The nutritional information provided here is not guaranteed to be accurate and is provided for informational (and google) purposes only.
Big Batch Granola recipe includes: oats, honey, nuts.
What is your favorite go-to breakfast recipe? I’d love if you would share it with me in the comments. I take the time to read every single comment, and they make my day!
Could you please do a post on spices. Fresh spices really improve the taste of baked goods and they are usually on sale before the holidays. Maybe include a few ideas on how to use your old discarded spices in crafts or air fresheners.
That’s a great idea, Francine! Thanks for sharing it!
I wanted to thank you for this recipe! I’ve made it 4 times now. I decided to add some unsweetened cocoa powder to the honey mixture and any nuts I have on hand. When it cools, I add mini chocolate chips. Kids love it and I haven’t bought much cereal since! Thx again for a fantastic recipe!
The addition of chocolate sounds so delicious, Natasha! I’m going to have to try that!
What amount is considered a serving?
1/3 cup is one serving.
Hi! How big was your roasting pan? I have been making granola for years for our family of 7 total people, but the many iterations of baking sheets makes this tiresome. Could you please send me an Amazon link for the best affordable one for this recipe? I would be very grateful 😊
I think this is pretty close to the pan I use. I hope that’s helpful!
https://amzn.to/40XvWsi
This was a great find. I added about 3 cups of additional seed (flax, sesame, pepitas, chopped walnuts, and shredded coconut) and that necessitated my adding another half cup of honey to make it moist enough so that all of the ingredients got moist & sticky before baking. I will be using this as ‘my’ recipe going forwards.
I didn’t mix and bake in a roasting pan, and I’ll be doing that next time (saves wshing a bowl and on the two half-sheet baking trays that I did bake it on). I wonder whether there’ll be any difference in the finished product when using the roasting pan because of the thicker layer of granola being a bit slower to dry out and crisp up.
Hi! I just wanted to say that this is by far my favorite homemade granola recipe! I found it the other day while searching for a big batch recipe with no maple syrup.
I added a small amount of molasses, and changed nuts to sunflower and flax seeds since that’s what I had on hand!
Fabulous money saving recipe! Delicious!
Thank you so much!
Jennifer, I’m so glad you enjoy the recipe! You have no idea how much it makes my day to be able to help others find good recipes!
Thanks for this great recipe! I found it through a search and have made it twice now: we really like it. I replace the nuts with sunflower and pumpkin seeds, for allergy reasons. The genuinely “big batch” recipe makes the effort that much more worthwhile. My favourite thing about this recipe is going to sound silly: the idea to make the granola in a roaster. I used to work in a bakery and we would make granola on cookie sheets, so I had been doing the same thing at home. It got rather messy and took a long time with multiple cookie sheets on the go. The roaster strategy has been a game-changer! Thanks again.
Thea, thanks so much for your comment! I used to cook granola on cookie sheets, too, (we like it crunchy), but you’re right that it ends up making a mess. I’m so happy to be able to have helped you out a little!
Love granola! Homemade are always the best!
I’m going to make this! It’s been way too long since I’ve made my own.
I love, love, love homemade granola! And I love how easy it is!
I love granola. This recipe looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it. I love putting granola on my plain Greek yogurt in the morning.
Oh yum! This sounds so good and I have five daughters so a big batch of granola is perfect for us!!
This is a great idea. I’m always looking for ways to save time and money when it comes to meals formy family. I will definitely try this recipe.
We like to keep granola on hand for a quick snack, or my kids love to put it in yogurt. I have never made it myself though, I will be trying this out!
Do I HAVE to share?! 😉
YUM!! I love granola but I have never tried to make it myself – think i need to have a go!!
I do love eating granola every breakfast, I also love mixing oats and nuts. This is amazing.
Granola really sounds good, it would be perfect to my diet. I would love to try Granola.
This granola recipe looks so good. Mixed nuts and oats is always yummy. I will make some granola and follow your recipe. Even if we are snowed in, at least we have something yummy to snack on.
My Mom loves granola. I usually eat grits, oatmeal or cereal when at home, if I’m out what I get depends on where I am.
This sounds delicious. I’ve never made it before but I think my kids would like it. It is certainly healthier than any cereal I’m buying.
These granola bites look so good. I am always looking for a good healthy snack. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, I love homemade granola. It’s far too long since I’ve made any for myself. Yum!
Granola is one of my favorite breakfasts. I like it as cereal or as a yummy crunchy topping on my favorite yogurt.
That looks so good and easy. I haven’t made homemade granola in a long time. I’ll have to try this recipe.
My family eats a lot of granola so this could be a great recipe for us and a time saver for me. I enjoy that it is healthy and so versatile too really. My kids would love this.
This would make a really good breakfast especially with granola rich in fiber. This can also an easy to carry snacks.
We love granola and having this for breakfast with the added nuts is the best. Husband likes to add milk or cream to him. I am more the brown sugar addictive person.
My kids love granola, but I have never made my own. I am definitely going to give this a try. I bet it is much cheaper than store bought and you can control the amount of sweetener.
This sounds so good. I eat granola almost every day, but I have never made my own before. I need to try this.