granola

noun

gra·​no·​la grə-ˈnō-lə 

: a mixture typically of rolled oats and various added ingredients (such as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, and nuts) that is eaten especially for breakfast or as a snack

Examples of granola in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along Kings Highway in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Bernard Cohen was walking the streets offering samples of his family's River Kitchen Company granola recipe, despite the cold. —Eva Andersen, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

Enjoy them at home or on the go as a quick, easy-to-eat alternative to granola—to bowl, spoon, or milk required. —Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026

Mornings begin at your own pace with homemade granola and shakshuka before heartier lunches and dinners of chicken tagine, lamb kebabs and roasted eggplant with colourful zesty salads mostly plucked from the on-site vegetable garden. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026

Start with oats, then add nuts, seeds, and even beans to your granola to boost the protein content. —Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from Granola, a trademark

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing granola

• granola bar

Rhymes for granola

• azolla
• canola
• cupola
• ebola
• fasciola
• victrola
• viola
• ayatollah
• variola
• bola
• cola
• colla

Kids Definition

granola

noun

gra·​no·​la grə-ˈnō-lə 

: a mixture of oats and other ingredients (as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, or nuts) that is eaten especially for breakfast or as a snack