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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Grain-Free Granola

    Published: Jun 7, 2018 · Modified: Dec 17, 2020 by Melissa Torio · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    I wanted to make some granola that did not have any oats or other grains in it. Here it is: Grain-Free Granola. This granola recipe is so easy to make. My kids enjoy this for breakfast with some homemade hazelnut milk.

    Grain-free Granola | melissatorio.com

    This recipe is:

    • oat-free
    • grain-free
    • refined sugar-free
    • vegan
    • easy and simple

    What do I need to make grain-free granola?

    Grain-free Granola Ingredients | melissatorio.com

    We'll be using nuts and seeds for this granola. Nuts are a great snack, with healthy fats and protein. I used almonds and hazelnuts. The seeds are pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and hemp seeds.

    To make this nut-free: substitute more seeds instead of nuts.

    Coconut sugar and maple syrup are the natural sweeteners.

    This granola recipe uses coconut in 3 forms: coconut flakes, coconut oil and coconut sugar.

    How do I make grain-free granola?

    Pre-heat the oven to 300ºF. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

    Roughly chop the nuts in a food processor or blender. I used my Magic Bullet.

    In a large mixing bowl, add the chopped nuts, seeds, coconut flakes, coconut sugar, cinnamon and sea salt. Set aside.

    Grain-free Granola Ingredients in Bowl | melissatorio.com

    In another bowl, add melted coconut oil. Stir in the maple syrup and vanilla.

    Pour the oil mixture into the granola mixing bowl. Mix everything together until the granola is covered evenly with the oil syrup mixture.

    Distribute the granola mixture onto the baking sheets. Spread evenly.

    Grain-free Granola Mix in Pan | melissatorio.com

    Place the baking sheets on the middle rack in the oven.

    Bake for 30 minutes. After 20 minutes, open the oven, stir or mix the granola around the sheets.

    Remove from the oven and let cool. The granola should harden after cooling.

    Once cool, add the chopped dried cranberries, if desired.

    Store in airtight jars or containers.

    Grain-free Granola | melissatorio.com

    Enjoy this grain-free granola as a snack or breakfast.

    Let me know how you like this recipe! Please leave a comment or rating below.

    Try it with some dairy-free milk:

    • Hazelnut Milk
    • Homemade Hemp Milk

    Check out my other breakfast and snack recipes too:

    • Gluten-Free Blueberry Banana Sourdough Muffins
    • Gluten-Free Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
    • Spinach Mushroom Pepper Egg Muffins
    • Asparagus Shrimp Egg Cups
    • Blueberry Smoothie {dairy-free}
    Grain-free Granola in Bowl

    Grain-Free Granola

    Try this easy and simple granola without any grains or refined sugar!
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    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 5 cups
    Author: Melissa Torio

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup almonds
    • 1 cup hazelnuts
    • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
    • ½ cup sunflower seeds
    • ¼ cup hemp seeds
    • 2 cups coconut flakes
    • ¼ cup coconut sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
    • 3 tablespoon virgin coconut oil melted
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup dried cranberries chopped (optional)

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat the oven to 300ºF/150ºC. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • Roughly chop the almonds and hazelnuts in food processor or blender or Magic Bullet.
    • In a large mixing bowl, add the chopped nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, coconut flakes, coconut sugar, cinnamon and sea salt. Mix thoroughly.
    • In another bowl, add the melted coconut oil. Stir in the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
    • Pour the oil syrup mixture into the granola bowl. Stir thoroughly until everything is coated as evenly as possible.
    • Distribute the granola mixture onto the 2 baking sheets. Spread around evenly.
    • Place the baking sheets onto the middle rack in the oven.
    • Bake for 30 minutes. After 20 minutes, stir or mix the granola around the sheets.
    • Remove from the oven and let cool. The granola should harden as it cools.
    • Once cool, mix in the chopped dried cranberries, if using.
    • Place into airtight jars or containers.

    Notes

    • You may use others nuts, for a total of 1 ½ cups of nuts.
    • Or you may opt to use more seeds instead of nuts to make this recipe nut-free.
    Tried this recipe?Mention or tag @melissa.torio

    Grain-free Granola | melissatorio.com

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