I’ve been a non-deliberate tease. Of course, there’s such a thing.
I’ve been tormenting you with my Lemon Blueberry Granola for months now. What can I say? Perfection takes work and time; sometimes an ungodly amount of time.
I made this granola far too many different ways over the past several months, and at long last, I finally, finally, finally feel like it’s ready for primetime. Holy cow, that’s a lot of finallys, all in one sentence. Maybe I should invest in a thesaurus. Nah, I’ll just plague you with finally’s because I know once you take a bite of this granola, you’ll absolutely forgive me.
While I may be a non-deliberate tease, I most certainly made it worth your wait. And your while.
This granola tastes like Spring with every bite.
It’s bursting with lemony goodness, while the dried blueberries lend a hint of sweetness. The chewy oats, the crunchy nuts, and the textured coconut all combine to create a flavor symphony on your tongue. Speaking of symphony’s, I hear Vivaldi’s Spring every time I eat this. It’s light and joyous, rich and refined, cultured and classic all at once. It is quite simply lemony-licious.
Go make this and don’t be surprised when the heavens open and the angels rejoice.
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 3 cups nuts, crushed and/or coarsely chopped (I used a combination of almonds and walnuts, although pecans would be delicious too)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 3 Tbsps. Flax Powder or Wheat Germ
- 1 Tbsp. dried Powdered Lemon Peel. I used this one but any dried lemon peel will do.*
- 1 Tbsp. Lemon Extract*
- 1/3 cup Organic Canola Oil or Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup Maple Syrup
- 2 Lemons, the zest from (about 4 Tbsps.) and the juice of (about 1/2 cup).*
- 1 cup dried blueberries
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine dry ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly (from the rolled oats through to the dried lemon peel).
- Add in the lemon extract and oil of choice. Mix to coat everything. Add in the maple syrup, stirring to coat everything. Add in the zest of and juice from 2 full lemons, stirring to coat everything.
- Once combined, spoon mixture onto a baking sheet. Leave clumped together. Do not spread out on the baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Note: If you like your granola on the crunchier side, you can cook it longer. Also, if you like big clusters, don’t stir it as often.
- Remove from oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.
- Add the blueberries. Enjoy plain, with milk as cereal or with yogurt and fresh fruit.
- *There’s a lot of lemon in this recipe, and I found a combination of fresh and dried lemon works best. If you love all things lemon, you will absolutely want to use two fresh lemons. If lemon isn’t your flavor of choice, you can go with one fresh lemon. The end result with one lemon will be a muted and subtle lemon flavor.
Are you a granola fan? What’s your favorite way to eat it? What granola flavor would you like to see next?
This post is linked with She Eats Fresh Food Wednesdays, Anyonita Nibbles Tasty Tuesday’s, Hun… What’s for Dinner’s Simply Supper Tuesday’s, and Buns in my Oven What’s Cookin’ Wednesday.
Your brother mom & I were just talking about making granola last night and getting one of your recipes…perfect timing, thanks! Can’t wait to try it! : )
I can’t wait to hear what you all think. This one is right up C’s alley since he’s a lemon lover as well.
Awwwwwwwwww yes, I’ve been waiting for this recipe!!
Yeah! Now go forth and make it, and then tell me how much you LOVE it.
I am a HUGE fan of Target’s Archer Farms chocolate chunk granola. That stuff is SO addicting.
This looks great too, of course ;). Can’t go wrong with the lemon + blueberry combination!
Yep, lemon blueberry is one of my favorites. Citrus + fruit = make me happy.
I am a HUGE granola fan but haven’t eaten it in years because I can’t bring myself to buy a boxed version and have been too lazy to make my own. Until now. I am making this. (Ps, love the nuts to oats ratio here!!)
It’s all about the nuts!
Yum! Yum! Yum!
Anything lemon worth for me! Thank you, girlie!!
That should say WORKS for me…a big thank you to my cat for rubbing, walking and shedding all over the keyboard while I try to get some stuff done… 🙁
Those darn felines do that when we’re trying to work.
I hope you make it, and I hope you love it.
Okay can we hurry up to get the PB and chocolate granola up and running?
A huge THANK you and a hi 5 for your oats to nuts ratio- FINALLY someone on the same wavelength. Most granola recipes are like 3 cups oats to half a cup of nuts. No dice. more nuts = better granola.
Yes, yes. Although if you really want that recipe, I could always just email it to you.
It’s all about the nuts baby!!
AHH!!!!! It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! I’m whipping up a batch tomorrow as soon as I find me some lemons.
Can’t wait to hear what you think!!
Would you believe I bought everything (bloobs included) this weekend and forgot the lemons?! Talk about space case… I’ll just salivate from afar until next weekend.
YUM! Blueberry granola sounds perfect for spring! We are all granola fans here and I always make it from scratch. I need to treat the boys to this one!
I hope you do. I think you just need gluten free oats, and you’d be all set.
Have a great Sunday love.
I’ve never been a huge fan of granola but the minute I saw lemon in the description it totally peaked my interest. I love anything sweet and lemony! This is a perfect breakfast/snack for the upcoming spring weather!
Thanks Lauren. I hope you give it a try. It packs a lot of lemon flavor so I think you may really like it.
Yes, yes yes! This looks absolutely delicious. It seems like everyone is on a granola recipe giving kick! I don’t know which to try first but man, I want some of this with a bit of Greek yogurt and vanilla protein powder mixed in…. mmmm!
It’s wonderful with Greek yogurt and fresh blueberries on top.
I hope you try this one and like it as much as I do.
finally! you tease, i was craving lemon blueberry for quite some time!
I know; it was long overdue. I hope you enjoy it.
granola is probably my favourite food on the planet. So much so it is banned in our house. In fact the granola I make is VERY similar but with pecans instead of mixed nuts. And even though dried blueberries cost my entire month’s salary, I always make it with them! Cause we fancy huh?
I didn’t know you had a Lemon Blueberry Granola too! Great minds think alike, I guess.
I love pecans but usually default to almonds and walnuts because they’re easier on my budget. The blueberries though I buy at Costco, where they’re way cheaper and you get more bang for your buck.
Now this just looks like heaven. I just wrote it down for my next shopping trip. I’m just thinking that Its going to be tough finding dried blueberries. I’m still to find unsweetened cranberries.
I got the blueberries at Costco. I hope you can find them and make this granola. It’s one of my new favorites.
This granola looks divine! I’ve been making homemade granola bars lately and they are OMG good. I cannot believe I haven’t made my own yet. I need to make your granola next. I also love lemons so this will hit the spot for me.
I make some raw energy bars, but I’d really like to try my hand at some homemade granola bars. Guess I’ll be seeing you for some tips then. 🙂
May all rejoice! For the holy granola has finally bestowed it’s angelic and highly anticipated appearance! Wait, what’s that? Oh yes, I most definitely her the flutter of angel wings as I type this…and yep, that’s a harp! It really IS a miracle!!! Seriously though, I’m so freaking proud of you…I know how hard you’ve worked to perfect this recipe! Bravo!! *stands in chair clapping wildly*
I need to make some granola. It’s been a while. And well, the last batch I tried to make became bars…not a fail by any means, especially since I got a recipe AND a photography post out of it, but well, you know…it wasn’t granola! Lol
Pucker up baby because this one is a winner. It only took countless versions and two whole lemons to do it. Totally worth it though. Now I would love the get your professional and unbiased opinion. How about I send you some?
HELL YEEEEEEEAH!!! Umm, er…I mean, yes ma’am, I would very much appreciate the kindness of your gift! But you gotta let me send something to you in return! 😉
That can be arranged.
As soon as I can find all of these ingredients, I am making this granola. I have been waiting and the wait was worth it, no doubt. Usually I can say that I have all of the ingredients at home… well, because I usually do! But this will be fun because I get to go buy some new ones. Dried blueberries, rolled oats, nuts (those never last more than a day in our house 😉 ), and a whole lot of lemon.
Your peanut butter granola looks dangerous.
Any luck submitting these to foodgawker? Either way, they are all gawker-worthy in my heart.
I’m thrilled you are on an ingredient hunt so you can make this. I promise it won’t let you down.
I actually haven’t submitted anything to Food Gawker in MONTHS or any foodie site. I need to get on that again. Oops.
I love the lemony twist in this granola! Thanks so much for sharing at Simple Supper.
Thanks for hosting. I appreciate it.
I need to trade you a jar of my blueberry lemon syrup for a bit of dried powdered lemon peel and lemon extract so we can both go home and make this.
I’m in. 🙂
So I made this last weekend. The house smelled insanely good. I tried it warm when it came out (sooo good) and after it cooled with the little blueberry jewels added (even better). Problem is I didn’t want to share…with anyone. So I didn’t. It was and still is all MINE. It’s so damn good. Ate it all week for breakfast with my homemade yogurt and am having it today for lunch too. Hehehehe Is that wrong of me? Maybe I will be nice and share the next batch. Maybe. Thank you for the kick ass granola recipes. I can’t wait to try some of your other ones too!
Aw thank you! I’m so glad to hear you not only made it, but loved and hoarded it as well. I call that success.
You should try the Coconut Lime Pineapple one next. To die for.