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Grain-Free Homemade Granola

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There are so many delicious ways to enjoy our Grain-Free Homemade Granola with Prunes. Our favorite? Sprinkle on top of a bowl of yogurt, then drizzle with prune purée. Bonus: Both Prunes + Yogurt are gut-health superstars. Best breakfast (or snack) ever.

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How to make homemade granola

To make homemade granola, we coated a mixture of nuts, dried fruit and seeds in maple sugar and cinnamon, and then baked in those fabulous flavors. Here are some of the goodies we used in this recipe:

Coconut flakes

Almonds

Pecans

Walnuts

Chia seeds

Flax seed meal

Prunes

Delicious ways to enjoy homemade granola

Serve in milk or with a bowl of yogurt

Sprinkle on top of baked apples

Coat our Caramel Mocha Pops with homemade granola

Add to the top of muffins

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a blue baking tray full of grain-free granola

How long does homemade granola last?

If stored in an airtight container, your homemade granola should last for at least a month.

a bowl of grain free granola and yogurt and bowl of prunes

Grain-Free Maple Granola

There are so many delicious ways to enjoy our Grain-Free Maple Granola with Prunes. Our favorite? Sprinkle on top of a bowl of yogurt, then drizzle with prune purée. Bonus: Both Prunes + Yogurt are gut-health superstars. Best breakfast (or snack) ever.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Servings 20 1/4-cup (30g) servings
Calories 215 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 2 cups slivered raw almonds
  • 1 ¼ cup raw pecans
  • 1 cup raw walnuts
  • 3 TBSP chia seeds
  • 1 TBSP flax seed meal
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 TBSP maple sugar
  • ¾ tsp coarse kosher salt
  • 3 TBSP coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup prunes finely diced
  • ¼ cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F (160C) with rack in the center position.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut, almonds, pecans, walnuts, chia seeds, flax, cinnamon, maple sugar, and salt.
  • In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the coconut oil and maple syrup over low heat until they melt together. Pour this mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well to coat.
  • Spread the mixture in an even layer on a large sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, stir, add diced prunes and sunflower seeds, stir again and spread back into an even layer.
  • Increase the oven temperature to 340°F (170C) and return to the oven for another 5 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
  • Store tightly sealed in an airtight container for up to a few weeks.

Notes

Serving Suggestion: Try coating our Creamy Prune Caramel Mocha Pops with Maple Granola. You won’t regret it!

Nutrition

Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 91mgPotassium: 196mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 23IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
Keyword breakfast, granola bar, gut health
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