Keto Granola

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Enjoy this crunchy, lightly sweet, addictive grain-free granola! We love this to top yogurt, cottage cheese, or smoothies, but it's delicious in a bowl of berries and almond milk as well. Experiment with different seeds and nuts!

Prep Time10

Cook Time16

Leave in Oven to Crisp10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: grain free granola, keto granola, keto granola recipe, sugar free granola

Servings: servings

Calories: 249kcal

Ingredients

2 cups coconut flakes
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup almonds sub cashews or pecans
1/4 cup sunflower seeds or sub more pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons hemp seeds sub chia or sesame seeds
2 tablespoons flax seeds sub chia or sesame seeds
1 egg white
3 tablespoons coconut oil melted, warm but not hot
4-6 tablespoons keto maple syrup ** sub other sweetener, see notes below

Instructions

Line a large baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 325º F.
Combine the coconut, nuts, and seeds to a food processor bowl. Pulse to break up the coconut flakes, leaving a desired amount of texture.
In a small bowl, add the egg white, sweetener, coconut oil (warmed but not hot), sea salt, and optional vanilla or cinnamon. Whisk to combine.
Add the wet mixture to the coconut and seed mixture, and pulse to throughly coat.
Add the granola to the prepared pan, and bake for 16 minutes.
Remove granola from oven, and turn oven off. Flip clusters over and place the pan back in the oven for about 10 minutes with the door closed. The clusters will continue to brown and become really crunchy. Watch carefully to make sure enough heat has escaped so the granola doesn’t over brown or burn.

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Notes

Recipe makes 5 1/2 cups of granola. Nutrition facts are for 1/2 cup of granola.

7 g of carbs - 5 g of fiber = 2 g net carbs per serving

Notes on Sweetener: This granola works with liquid sweeteners, like keto maple syrup, keto honey, or liquid allulose. I have also tested it with powdered allulose and granulated monk fruit sweetener (with erythritol).

My favorite test was with keto maple syrup (I buy ChocZero). My least favorite was a sweetener with erythritol, because the "cooling" flavor was prominent in the granola.

Use 4 tablespoons of sweetener for a less-sweet granola. 6 tablespoons gives it the sweetness of a store-bought granola.

Need a Grain-Free Granola Recipe?

This recipe works with a regular sweetener, such as maple syrup or honey! It will even work with coconut sugar, but this adds a darker color to the granola.

How to Store Leftover Granola

Once the homemade granola has fully cooled, add it to an airtight container (jars with lids or plastic freezer bags). The granola can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 week,

For the freshest granola, store it in the freezer. It's delicious served right out of the freezer and only takes a couple minutes to come to room temperature! The frozen texture adds to the delicious crunchiness.

Ways to Serve Keto Cereal

Serve keto granola any way you would typically use an oat based granola! We love:

Keto Yogurt Bowls: Top a high protein Greek yogurt bowl with berries and granola for a satiating (and nutritious) breakfast, snack or dessert!
High-Protein Cottage Cheese Bowls: Cottage cheese is a great high-protein, low carb snack or meal. Add sweet or savory toppings. We love berries and grain free granola! The healthy fats and fiber in the nuts and seeds make a satiating option.
Chia Seed Pudding Bowls: Make this luscious Keto Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding or a basic Keto Chia Pudding, and add this crunchy sugar free granola to the top!
Smoothie Topper: Make your favorite keto smoothie or smoothie bowl, and add a delicious sprinkling of this crunchy granola! I suggest starting with this decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie.
Keto Cereal Bowl: Add berries and keto granola to a bowl and top with a low carb milk, like unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk.

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