This Grain-Free Granola Recipe is perfect as a healthy vegan breakfast recipe. Plus, it is an easy paleo granola recipe ready in 30 minutes that meal prep two weeks of clean breakfast ahead!
Why You’ll Love Grain-Free Granola Recipe
My grain-free granola recipe is a breakfast cereal combo made without oats. It’s a great alternative to my Nut-Free Granola or my Steel Cut Oats Granola.
It is made of nuts, seeds, coconut, and unrefined sugar. It is a vegan, gluten-free cereal recipe, easy to make ahead to meal prep your breakfast for the week.
Consequently, it contains fewer carbs meaning it is a vegan keto breakfast too if you use sugar-free flavored maple syrup and omit the dried cranberries.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Let’s have a look at the ingredients list to see the one you should swap.
- Nuts – the nuts used in this recipe, sliced almonds, and pecan, are low in natural sugar and perfect on a keto vegan diet to add healthy fat.
- Seeds – pepitas, chia seeds, and flax meal are 100% keto-approved and high in fiber and protein.
- Coconut oil – keto approved!
- Liquid sweetener – that is where you have to be very careful! Maple syrup contains sugar, and therefore you can’t use it for this recipe. Otherwise, Monk fruit syrup with maple flavor will be perfect. It contains zero carbs and barely any calories.
- Dried cranberries contain lots of sugar. Simply omit or replace it with freeze-dried raspberry for the no-added-sugar dry fruit option.
How To Make Grain-Free Granola
You know there is two opposite diet in my house, I eat keto recipes, and my husband eats vegan.
That is why I love to provide vegan keto recipe options on this blog. There is nothing easier than making this recipe.
- Begin by preheating your oven to 320°F (160°C) and line a large baking tray (or two medium-size trays) with parchment paper. This ensures easy cleanup and prevents sticking.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, chopped nuts, seeds, coconut flakes, ground cinnamon, and salt. Stir vigorously to ensure an even distribution of all ingredients.
- In another bowl, combine the coconut oil, maple syrup, and ground cinnamon. If the coconut oil is solid, microwave the mixture until it’s melted. Alternatively, warm it in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients. Stir vigorously for about a minute, ensuring all the dry ingredients are well coated with the liquids.
- Transfer the granola mixture onto the prepared baking tray. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to ensure even cooking. Keep a close eye, especially on the edges, as they tend to cook faster.
- The granola is ready when it turns golden, fragrant, and crispy. Remove the tray from the oven.
- Allow the granola to cool entirely in the baking tray. This usually takes about an hour. Placing the tray next to an open window can speed up the cooling process.
- Once cooled, stir in dried cranberries for a burst of sweetness. Omit this step if you’re following a keto vegan diet.
Tips and Tricks
- Customize Your Mix: Feel free to customize the recipe by adding your favorite nuts, seeds, or dried fruits for a personal touch.
- Even Clusters: Stirring the granola during baking helps in forming clusters. Don’t skip this step for that perfect crunch.
- Monitoring Oven Temperature: Keep an eye on the granola, especially towards the end of the baking time, to prevent burning. Adjust the oven temperature if needed.
- Storage: Ensure the granola is completely cool before storing to maintain its crispiness. A sealed glass mason jar works best for preserving freshness.
- Give this homemade maple cinnamon granola a try, and enjoy a nutritious and delicious start to your day!
Serving Grain-Free Granola
This vegan granola makes a delicious healthy breakfast. It is absolutely divine served with coconut milk or almond milk. You can also serve it with a side of Breakfast Fruit Salad.
You will love the crunchy, sweet clusters of nuts and seeds dipped in cold milk.
However, you can also pack this recipe in a small container for a healthy snack or post-workout snack with 7 grams of protein per serving. It is delicious on its own and very nutritious.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is so easy to make a large batch of this cereal recipe with less than 10 ingredients.
Plus, it stores very well in the pantry for up to 3 weeks. Let’s have a look at the ingredients you need to make these delicious crunchy granola clusters.
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Grain-Free Granola Recipe
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 3 cups Almonds - sliced
- 1 cup Pepitas
- 1 ½ cup Pecan
- ¼ cup Chia Seeds
- 1 cup Coconut Chips
- ¼ cup Flaxseed Meal
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Liquid ingredients
- ½ cup Maple Syrup - or sugar free monk fruit syrup if keto vegan
- 6 tablespoons Coconut Oil - meted
Vegan Paleo add-on
- 1 cup Cranberries - dried – don't use if keto vegan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C). Line a large baking tray (or two medium-size trays) with baking paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Stir vigorously to evenly combine all the ingredients.
- In another bowl, add the coconut oil, maple syrup, and ground cinnamon.
- Microwave until the coconut oil is melted. Otherwise, add those ingredients into a saucepan and warm under medium heat until the coconut oil is melted.
- Pour the liquid ingredients onto the dry ingredients. Stir for about 1 minute to make sure all the ingredients are covered with the liquids.
- Transfer the cereals onto the prepared baking tray.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Make sure you stir the mixture every 5 minutes, especially on the sides of the tray (it cooks faster on the borders)
- The cereals are cooked when it is golden, fragrant and crispy.
- Remove the tray from the oven and cool entirely in the baking tray. It usually takes 1 hour. You can place the tray next to an open window to cool faster.
- The cereals will get crispy and form clusters while cooling down. Stir in the dried cranberry or omit this step if you are on a keto vegan diet.
- Store your cereals for up to 3 weeks in the pantry in a glass mason jar.
- This recipe makes 18 cups of granola and serves 18 breakfasts. I recommend a regular breakfast serving of 1/3 cup of granola with 1/2 cup of plant-based milk like almond milk or coconut milk.
Notes
- Maple syrup contains sugar, and it is not keto-friendly. However, you can replace maple syrup with Monk fruit Sugar-free Syrup. It is sugar-free, vegan and it will add the same sweet flavor to the granola.
- Dried fruits contain sugar, don’t add the cranberries if you are on a keto vegan diet. You can replace it with dried freeze raspberry if desired for a low-sugar fruit.
This looks so delicious but why the 3 weeks?
Simply because the nuts flavor an texture change after that, they get softer and I don’t appreciate the flavor as much. It is a personal recommendation, it will still be good after that. Enjoy the recipe, Carine
Love this recipe, but mine didn’t form clusters. Any suggestions? I did use sugar free syrup.
Sugar free syrup has no sugar and therefore doesn’t crystalize as maple syrup.
Do you also have the nutrition values when the recipe is made with cranberries and maple syrop? My family members and friends Loved the batch I made!
No sorry I don’t but you can enter the recipe into a nutrition app to adjust the panel regarding any extra ingredients you choose to add in the recipe. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe,it was easy and delicious
Thank you for trying my recipes ! I am so happy you love this grain free granola too, Enjoy the blog recipes! XOXO Carine