Healthy Gluten Free Granola
This easy healthy gluten free granola is crunchy and delicious and is made with gluten-free rolled oats, pecan, cinnamon, and seeds, and sweetened with honey.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Rolled oats
- 1 cup Pecans chopped
- ½ cup Pepitas aka pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ cup Coconut oil melted
- ½ cup Honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 180c (350) and prepare a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Into a large mixing bowl, add the oats, chopped pecans, pepitas, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, melted coconut oil, and honey, and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- Transfer the mixture to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and spread an even layer of the granola. Spread it with a wooden spoon.
- Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 12 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven and stir the mixture well. Put it and bake into the oven for another 10-12 minutes until slightly golden brown.
- This can burn very quickly so keep an eye on it!
- Remove from the oven and let the granola cool completely at room temperature. The cooling process is important, it makes the granola crispy and not soggy.
- Serve immediately and store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- For chunkier granola, make sure that your oats are a little crowded in the pan. This way the oats will stick to each other and you will get chunky granola.
- Make sure that you line the pan with parchment paper to prevent the granola from sticking to the pan.
- Don't bake the granola for too long! This is a common mistake when thinking that the granola is not crunchy enough, but while the granola cools it gets crunchy.
- If you are looking for chunky granola, let it cool completely to room temperature before breaking it up. This way you will get more chunks.
- Don't forget to mix halfway through baking. This ensures your granola bakes evenly.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.002gSodium: 148mgPotassium: 162mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 2mg
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