The Definitive Green Spoon "Kids" Granola

That adults will love too.

Hi friends,

Anyone else limping toward the end of August and relenting at every request for a popsicle? We all love summer, but it can be hard to maintain a semblance of—shall we say—nutritional consistency in the face of infinite ice cream weather and minimal routine.

And yet! There’s this granola! Loaded with whole grains, packed with protein, and juuuuust sweet enough to pass muster as the sort of breakfast (or snack) a late-summer, fiendish popsicle-lover might actually relish. The ingredient list is long, yes, but we promise to give you suggestions on how to pare down the contents if you need/want to simplify. Moreover, it takes just a few minutes to throw together (+ the time it takes to bake) and is great in all the classic granola applications: over yogurt and cottage cheese with fruit, or eaten by the handful out of the jar… but it also works as a crunchy, shelf-stable snack on the go, at the park, or during a spirit-breaking travel day. (Speaking of which, check out some of our favorite recipes for travel snacks.)

Our kids *LOVE* eating this granola almost as much as we love giving them a truly healthy, nutritionally-dense, unfussy breakfast that is free of the crazy amounts of sugars found in the packaged versions. Give it a shot and let us know what you think!

Fanny + Greta

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When we were developing this recipe, the most important considerations were keeping the sugar(s) content WAY down and ramping up the protein and fiber content considerably. Our friend and source of endless nutritional wisdom, the nutritionist and Substack author

Mia Rigden

, recently made us aware of the fact that rolled oats—a foundational ingredient is so many families’ kitchens—are not, in fact, all that nutritious, and contain far less fiber than we have been led to believe by the Rolled Oat Lobby.¹ So, in an effort to diversify the ingredients for a supercharged version of the breakfast staple, we minimized the amount of oats, and added in a bunch of delicious, crunchy, and savory seeds, nuts, and grains.

Because some of the below ingredients—though not hard to find—are not already in everybody’s pantries, we recommend buying them in bulk (or ordering larger quantities online) and making a batch of this granola every couple of weeks.² It’ll end up being cheaper than the packaged stuff, far more delicious, and peerless when it comes to nutrition and sustenance.

Note: If you plan to serve this to an under-1-year-old, or a toddler who’s still figuring out crunchy or chunky textures, omit the raisins and salt, and, when the granola is cool, blitz it briefly in a food processor to give it a coarse sand-like consistency.

The Stats

• Active time: 10 minutes, total time: ~50 minutes

• Yields: 10-12 servings

• Keeps in an airtight container for a month