Protein Granola

This Homemade Protein Granola is lightly sweetened with cinnamon and honey and loaded with protein thanks to the addition of protein powder and other delicious mix-in’s! Easy to make and a healthy option for snacking!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast, granola, healhty snack, protein

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 205kcal

Author Jesseca

Ingredients

3 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
1 egg white
1 cup mix-ins*

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Line a large baking tray with a silicone mat or parchment and set aside.
Combine the oats, protein powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and set aside.
Add the oil and honey to a small saucepan. Heat over low/medium heat until warmed and the honey is completely liquidated, roughly 2 minutes.
Pour the oil mixture over the oats and stir to combine.
Whisk the egg white until frothy. Pour over the oats and stir to combine.
Spread into an even layer onto the prepared sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, gently stirring once halfway through.

Notes

Nutrition calculation is based off of granola with no mix ins added.

If adding nuts to the granola, stir them into the oats at the halfway mark of baking. This will toast the nuts without the risk of burning.

Adding protein powder to this recipe is a good start, but if you want a high protein granola you’ll have to think about the extra ingredients. Here are a few delicious ways to add even more protein to your granola recipe!

Nut Butter: Any smooth or creamy nut butter can actually be used in place of the oil! 1/3 cup of some peanut butters can have a whooping 21.36 g of protein!
Seeds or Nuts: Almonds, pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds… You can never go wrong with added nuts in a granola. Protein plus so many other nutritional benefits.
Flax Seed Meal: This is an excellent source of contains omega-3 fatty acids as well as protein!
Yogurt: While you can’t mix this in, you can sprinkle granola over yogurt for an added boost of protein.

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