Easy Grain-Free Granola Recipe
This easy grain-free granola recipe is delicious healthy breakfast!
Servings: 8 cups
Ingredients
- 5 cups assorted nuts almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, pecans, and cashews all work
- 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut shredded
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Optional Add-Ins:
- 1/2 cup dried fruit cherries, blueberries, raisins, apricots, mangoes, etc.
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300° F.
- Chop nuts coarsely by hand or in a food processor (I prefer to use the food processor, pulsing a few times to chop the nuts into pieces).
- Combine coconut oil and honey in a small saucepan and heat gently on low until melted. Stir to combine. Add the vanilla extract.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped nuts, sunflower and chia seeds, coconut flakes and shredded coconut, salt, and cinnamon. Stir well to combine.
- Pour melted coconut oil and honey mixture over dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spread out on two baking sheets in thin layers (one layer on each sheet).
- Bake at 300° for about 30-45 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and stir in dried fruit, if using.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
- 10. Add chocolate chips (if using) right before serving or after granola has cooled completely.
- 11. Store completely cooled granola in an air-tight container for 1-2 weeks at room temperature (or longer, if refrigerated).