Healthy homemade granola recipe with coconut flakes, honey, dates, cranberries and chopped almonds. This protein granola is perfect for breakfast or snack.

This healthy granola with dried fruits and almonds has extra protein from egg white. The recipe is quick to make, you just need to whip an egg white before adding the rest of ingredients.
Homemade Granola Recipe
Texture: crunchy.
Taste: sweet.
Simplicity: it is simple to make this recipe, there is an extra step of whipping egg white with electric mixer.
Meal Type: brunch, sweet party ideas and snack, breakfast.
Ingredients Needed
- Egg white
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Coconut oil
- Rolled Oats
- Chopped Almonds
- Coconut flakes
- Cranberries
- Dates
How to make Protein Homemade Granola
- (Full printable recipe and video below). Whip egg white with electric mixer, add honey, vanilla extract and coconut oil, mix well.
- Add oats and almonds, mix and bake for 20 minutes at 280 F.
- Remove from oven, add coconut flakes, cranberries and dates.
- Store your granola in a closed jar.

Tips to make Healthy Homemade Granola
- Make sure to whip the egg white really good until foamy, but you don’t need to whip until soft peak.
- What to do with egg yolk? You can make scrambled egg for breakfast, just use 1 full egg plus 1 egg yolk. If you place in the airtight container the egg yolk will be good on the next day. Don’t leave it uncovered, because it will dry out. You can also make Key Lime Pie, but this dessert recipe calls for 4 egg yolks, so you will need more than 1 egg yolk.
- Add your dried fruits and coconut flakes after baking oats, because you don’t want to burn them.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Any dried fruits can be used, for example: raisins, apricot (chopped), figs, blueberries etc.
- Other nuts instead of almonds including cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts or walnuts can be used.
- You can use maple syrup instead of honey.

Protein Granola Faq’s
You will feel full after eating granola since it contains protein and fiber. This particular recipe has extra protein from egg white.
Make sure to mix wet ingredients together including coconut oil and honey first before adding dry ingredients like oats and nuts, mix very well. After that, bake in the oven, add rest of ingredients for instance: dried fruits, coconut flakes or seeds.
Yes it is, it contains real food ingredients like rolled oats, unsweetened coconut flakes, nuts (you can use any) and dried fruits. In addition, granola improves blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and blood sugar.
Keep in airtight plastic or glass container with lid.
Other Snack Recipes
- Honey Almond Chia Granola
- Maple Sunflower Seeds Granola
- Homemade Granola Bars
- Coconut Sugar Cinnamon Baked Pears Dessert

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Protein Homemade Granola
Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup almonds chopped
- 1/2 cup dates chopped
- 1/3 cup coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 280 F. Put parchment paper on baking pan.
- Beat egg white, add honey, melted coconut oil and vanilla extract. Add oats and almonds, mix well.
- Pour nicely oats and almonds on baking pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove from oven. Add dates, coconut flakes and cranberries, mix well.
Video
Notes
- Make sure to whip the egg white really good until foamy, but you don’t need to whip until soft peak.
- What to do with egg yolk? You can make scrambled egg for breakfast, just use 1 full egg plus 1 egg yolk. If you place in the airtight container the egg yolk will be good on the next day. Don’t leave it uncovered, because it will dry out. You can also make Key Lime Pie, but this dessert recipe calls for 4 egg yolks, so you will need more than 1 egg yolk.
- Add your dried fruits and coconut flakes after baking oats, because you don’t want to burn them.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Any dried fruits can be used, for example: raisins, apricot (chopped), figs, blueberries etc.
- Other nuts instead of almonds including cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts or walnuts can be used.
- You can use maple syrup instead of honey.
Nutrition
Update Notes: The recipe was originally posted in March 2014, it was updated completely in June, 2020.
chrisscheuer
This sounds wonderful. I love all your delicious ingredients.
Ilona
Thank you Chris:) The granola is delicious!
cearaskitchen
I love how you managed to lighten this up using only 1 tbsp of oil – Amazing Ilona! This looks delicious – will definitively be trying in the near future 🙂 Pinned!
Ilona
Thank you Ceara:)
Chris @ Shared Appetite
Great minds must think alike! …I just posted a granola recipe today also! How funny!
Ilona
Wow, Thanks Chris, I am going to check your site now:)
whatjessicabakednext
This looks divine- love homemade granola!
Ilona
Thank you Jessica:)
Ashley
I love making granola at home! It’s so much better than store-bought! Love this with the cranberries, almonds and coconut.
Ilona
Thanks Ashley!
BruCrew Life
I love all of the ingredients in this awesome granola! Now my mouth is watering for granola… 😉
Ilona
Thanks Jocelyn, I usually choose ingredients that I like to eat. Granola is the perfect snack and healthy:)
Suzanne
This look so good! What a great breakfast meal prep for the family!
Ilona
Yes, it is a great breakfast meal, thanks Suzanne!
vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Ilona
Yes it does, definitely 1-2 weeks or longer, I kept it in airtight container.