5-Minute Microwave Granola

⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 2 🌶 american 🏷 Breakfast

This recipe creates a wonderfully chewy and crumbly granola in just minutes using a microwave. It's an ideal topping for yoghurt or a convenient snack to enjoy straight from your hand. The method involves mixing a simple syrup with oats and nuts, microwaving until golden, then folding in dried fruit before cooling. You'll have a fresh batch ready in about 10 minutes total.

5-Minute Microwave Granola

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tablespoon (14g) melted unsalted butter or neutral oil such a vegetable or canola oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use a pinch
  • Pinch cinnamon, optional
  • 1/3 cup rolled oats (about 1 1/4 ounces; 38g)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped raw nuts or seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, or sunflower or pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons raisins (about 3/4 ounce; 20g), or dried cranberries or dried blueberries, or chopped dried cherries or apricots

Method

  1. In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, melted butter or oil, vanilla, salt, and optional cinnamon with a fork. Add the oats and chopped nuts, tossing to coat everything. Move the mixture to a microwave-safe plate and press it into a flat, even layer. Microwave on high, stirring every 30 seconds, until the oats are golden and smell fragrant, which will take 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. While the granola is still hot and pliable, quickly stir the dried fruit into it in a medium bowl. Return the mixture to the plate and press it into a thin, even layer once more. Allow it to cool fully for about 5 minutes. Once cooled, break the granola into pieces of your preferred size before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium82000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryBreakfast
Cuisineamerican
AuthorLeah Colins