Use this granola recipe as a blueprint for countless batches of homemade granola at a fraction of the price of store-bought.It’s insanely easy to do (just 10 minutes of actual effort required), lower in sugar, and so much more affordable!  Some Things Are a No-Brainer to Make Yourself Believe it or not, there are some items that even we at The Woks of Life are content to buy in a store or get at a restaurant.But granola? It’s not one of them.

Once you make your own granola at home, I genuinely don’t think you’ll ever go back to buying it.Here’s why.It’s cheaper: A bag of decent store-bought granola runs anywhere from $6 to $12—sometimes for as little as 8 ounces.

Yes, you’ll spend a bit more upfront buying oats, nuts, and maple syrup in full quantities.But once you do, each subsequent batch costs a fraction of what you’d pay at the store.And you’ll have enough of each ingredient to make it again, and again, and again.  It’s usually healthier: I know, I know—granola has this reputation as a healthy food.

But have you looked at the sugar content on most store-bought bags lately? We’re talking 12, 14, sometimes 16 grams of sugar per serving—and that serving size is often just ¼ cup.Pour yourself a real bowl and you’ve doubled everything on that label.When you make it yourself, you control exactly how much sweetener goes in, and it tastes like a treat without going overboard.

It’s crazy easy: Making granola takes

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