Easy Sourdough Granola Recipe
This easy sourdough granola recipe is a staple in our home, especially during the busy spring and summertime when we are always outside. We love the delicious bits of chocolate and raisins spread throughout the crunchy chunks of sweet granola. Served with some milk or yogurt and fresh fruit, and you have the perfect breakfast. This is a very simple and inexpensive granola recipe, but you can add many different things to it to customize it and make it your own. I'm confident this granola recipe will become your go-to homemade granola recipe as it has mine. Adding sourdough discard to this granola not only gives it a fermented element, which makes it easier to digest, but it allows you to use less oil or butter in the granola as well, because the sourdough starter acts as a binder, just like the oil or fat would do.
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 measuring cups and spoons
- 1 parchment paper
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Small saucepan for melting the butter or honey before adding it to the granola
Ingredients
- 12 cups cups oats
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2 cups cups raisins
- 1 Tbl. salt
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1 cup honey, maple syrup or brown sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients including chocolate chips (except for any dried fruit).
- Melt the butter (and honey or maple syrup if using) in a small saucepan just until warm. Add in the sourdough starter, and mix until combined.
- Add these wet ingredients to the oat mixture and stir well.
- Spread the granola mixture onto two parchment lined baking sheets in an even layer.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for one hour or until light brown and toasted. I usually do not stir the granola during the baking process because that leaves more large clusters of granola intact and makes it a more chunky granola.
- Allow it to fully cool and add in any dried fruit.
- Store it in an airtight container in your cupboard. No refrigeration needed.
- Serve it with raw milk or yogurt and some fruit for a quick and easy breakfast.
Notes
- Purchase all the ingredients in bulk from Azure Standard and store them in your pantry. Then you can easily (and cheaply) keep this granola stocked in your cupboard all year round.
- You can use sourdough discard or active starter. I usually use discard straight from my refrigerator, but either one works fine. Adding it to the recipe allows you to use less oil or butter.
- To make a chunky sourdough granola, do not stir during baking.
- If you're low on sourdough discard, and need to make granola, you can just replace it with more oil or butter.
- Layer this in a pretty jar with jam and yogurt and you'll have a delicious granola parfait which makes a delicious snack.
- Eat it on ice cream for an extra healthy crunch.
- For best results, wait to add any dried fruit like raisins until after baking. The chocolate chips are delicious after baked, but we prefer the dried fruit to stay nice and soft.
