Sugar-Free Granola Recipe
This delicious cinnamon raisin granola is naturally sweetened and packed with nutrition thanks to superfood ingredients like rolled oats, hemp seeds and sunflower seeds.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 medium extra ripe, spotty banana or frozen ripe banana 110 g
- 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats 120 g
- 1/2 cup hemp seeds 65 g
- 1/2 cup any chopped nuts or seeds 70 g (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, slivered almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup or liquid stevia drops to taste, try 10-20 drops, optional
- 1/2 cup raisins 80 g , or cranberries
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 300 F and prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- If using a extra ripe, spotty banana, add to a large mixing bowl and mash until completely smooth. Add the melted coconut and vanilla and mix well to combine.
- Add the oats, hemp seeds, additional nuts or seeds, cinnamon, salt and additional sweetener, if using. Mix well.
- Spread the mixture in a single layer on the lined baking sheet. Bake for 20-23 minutes. Check frequently after 20 minutes in order to prevent burning. Once it's browned, fragrant and firm, you can pull it from the oven.
- Let the granola cool on the pan on the pan for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the raisins (or dried cranberries). Give it a loose stir or break into chunks and serve right away or let cool completely before storing.
Notes
This homemade granola is easily customizable: Try swapping out the hemp seed for coconut, or using any other dried fruit instead of the raisins. Chopped dates, dried apricots or cranberries would be delicious. Any diced dried fruit makes a great choice, crushed banana chips would be amazing too! You can sub chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts for the sunflower seeds. You can also play around with the spices, try a combination of cinnamon and ginger, or maybe a pinch of nutmeg. If you want to get a little more decadent, try stirring in some chocolate chips once it's baked and cooled!
The stevia drops or maple syrup are optional but recommended. I don't find it sweet enough with just banana but I do have a bit of a sweet tooth so add at your own discretion. I really love the sweet and salty combo in this.
Store the cooled granola in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/8th of recipe | Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g