Tahini Granola with Dates

5 from 2 votes

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

Servings:

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.

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).
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.