Gluten-Free Granola
This recipe for Gluten-Free Granola is so easy to make. It's packed with nutritious ingredients like gluten-free rolled oats, ground flax seed, almonds, coconut and it has no refined sugar! Just sweetened with pure maple syrup. This gluten-free granola is a perfect healthier and lower sugar granola for your breakfast or mid-afternoon snack.
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Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free oats
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ¼ cup white sesame seeds
- ¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- ¼ cup raw hulled green pumpkin seeds pepitas
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup or liquid honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Move your top oven rack under the broiler. Pre-heat the broiler.
- Combine gluten-free oats, ground flax seed, slivered almonds, white sesame seeds, shredded coconut and pepitas in a large bowl.
- Spread on a large baking sheet in a single layer.
- Place the oat mixture under the broiler for 2-3 minutes total, shaking the pan every 30 seconds to re-distribute the mixture. Be careful not to burn yourself (or the granola!) Check at least every 30 seconds.
- Once you can start to smell the mixture and you can see the coconut, nuts and/or oats getting brown and toasted, remove from the oven. Turn off the broiler.
- Cool mixture on a plate or another baking sheet.
- While the granola cools, heat the olive oil, maple syrup (or honey) and cinnamon over low heat in a small sauce pan. Whisk together.
- Once cooled completely, place the granola mixture back into a large bowl. Pour the olive oil and maple syrup mixture over the granola and stir to combine. (It'll look like you don't have enough to cover everything - don't worry, you do!)
- Stir in the dried cranberries.
- Eat it up right away or store it in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
Notes
Yield: 5 cups.
NOTE for toasting everything in the oven: the coconut is usually the first thing to get browned. Near the end of this process, you'll even hear some popping or cracking as the nuts get toasted.
I don't use parchment paper in this recipe because with the broiler, it's at risk of burning so I just put the granola mixture right onto the pan.
Nutrition information is approximate.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Granola
Amount per Serving
Calories
274
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
0.001
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Sodium
7
mg
0
%
Potassium
254
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
29
g
10
%
Fiber
7
g
29
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
2
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
104
mg
10
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
274
Nutrition Facts