Grain-Free Keto Granola
Grain-Free Keto Granola
I love having this granola stocked up in the pantry. I like to eat it with some coconut milk or dairy-free yogurt, plus a handful of berries. This is a great replacement for cereals made from refined carbohydrates and sugars and kids love it!
Ingredients:
4 cups nuts (I like cashews, walnuts, almonds & pecans)
2 cups seeds (I like to do 1 cup pumpkin seeds, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup mix of small seeds like chia, sesame, hemp and flax seeds)
1 cup coconut flakes
1/4 cup coconut oil (You can also use avocado oil or light flavored olive oil)
1/4 cup maple syrup (You can use honey or keto maple syrup)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
Optional: 3/4 cup dried fruit such as cherries, cranberries or raisins (add after baking or it will get hard.)
*NOTE: You can use 3 tsp of pumpkin pie spice if you have it. If you don’t have any of the spices, use 3 tsp of what you do have, using primarily cinnamon.
Method:
Rough chop all the nuts into small pieces.
Mix together the nuts, seeds, and coconut flakes in a large bowl.
Melt the coconut oil, and mix together with maple syrup, vanilla, and spices.
Stir everything together until the nuts and seeds are well-coated.
Bake at 300 for 25-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until the nuts and coconut are turning golden brown and are fragrant. (If you’re in a higher altitude such as Denver, you may need to increase your temperature to 350.)
Let cool, add the dried fruit, and store in a tupperware in a cool, dry place.
