Tahini Granola with Dates

This tahini granola with dates is a naturally sweetened homemade granola recipe made with oats, maple syrup, tahini, sea salt, and dates.

The best granola is homemade granola, and it is so easy! And when I say easy, I mean it. Just mix everything and bake. Some of my favorite homemade granola recipes are this tahini granola, vanilla almond granola (reminds me of Honey Bunches of Oats), and maple pecan granola.

Tahini Granola

Tahini has a nutty flavor and a thick, peanut butter-like consistency. It's a popular ingredient in the Middle East, used in sweet and savory dishes like baba ganoush and pistachio halva. If you've never tried the combination of tahini and maple syrup mixed, it is just heavenly. Now imagine those flavors prancing around your morning granola.

How To Make Tahini Granola

Measure out your ingredients. Pit and chop the dates.

Mix the tahini until it's smooth. Add the maple syrup. Stir the tahini mixture.

Add the dry ingredients: whole oats, chopped dates, and sea salt to a large mixing bowl. Pour the tahini and maple syrup mixture on top.

Mix until the granola is coated evenly.

Spread the granola mixture on a prepared baking sheet in a thin layer.

Bake at 350℉ (217℃) for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Stir the granola once halfway. Cool granola for about 15 minutes so that granola clusters form. Once cooled to room temperature, add the granola to an airtight container.

📋 Recipe

Tahini Granola with Dates

Author: Lily Guidry

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 25 minutes mins

Total: 30 minutes mins

5 from 2 votes

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Servings 6

This tahini granola with dates is a naturally sweetened homemade granola recipe made with oats, maple syrup, tahini, sea salt, and dates.

Ingredients

 

• 2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats
• ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
• ⅓ cup tahini well mixed
• 4 pitted Medjool dates chopped
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

• In a bowl, stir the tahini until it's smooth and consistent. Add the maple syrup and stir until well combined. Pit the dates and chop into pieces. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the whole oats, chopped dates, sea salt, and tahini-maple syrup mixture. Mix until well combined. Spread the granola mixture on a prepared baking sheet in a thin layer.
• Bake at 350℉ (217℃) for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Halfway through the bake, stir the granola.
• Cool the granola for about 15 minutes so that granola chunks can form.

Equipment

Baking Sheet

Mixing bowl

Parchment Paper

Notes

1. Ingredient notes: Pit and chop Medjool dates for the date pieces. Use store-bought or homemade tahini. Pure maple syrup is my favorite all natural sweetener, but you can also use honey. Old fashioned whole rolled oats are the best oats in terms of texture for baked granola (in my opinion).
2. Substitutions and variations:
   • Substitute honey or agave nectar for maple syrup.
   • Add nuts- sliced almonds, pecans, cashews, pistachios, or walnuts. Or, add pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, or chia seeds.
   • Substitute coconut flakes or dark chocolate chips for chopped dates.

Nutrition

Serving: 60 grams | Calories: 274 kcal | Carbohydrates: 45 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Sodium: 105 mg | Potassium: 311 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 22 g | Vitamin A: 33 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 63 mg | Iron: 2 mg