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Grain Free Christmas Granola

A grain free, nutrient packed, crunchy homemade granola muesli with pieces of colourful festive flavour. This recipe makes for a fabulous gluten free, grain free and Paleo breakfast option or even for a snack and one I love to make as a homemade gift at Christmas time.
Keyword Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Preservative Free, Refined Sugar Free, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mixed unsalted Raw Nuts(preferablyactivated)*, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup Pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds*
  • 1 tablespoon Pure Maple Syrup (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean powder (or good quality vanilla extract)
  • 1 cup Organic coconut flakes
  • 1/4 cup dried Goji Berries
  • 1/4 cup preservative free Dried Apple, chopped into small pieces

Instructions

  • Pre-heat fan-forced oven to 150C
  • In a large mixing bowl mix together nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. 
  • In a small bowl combine maple syrup with melted coconut oil. Pour into bowl of mixed nuts and seeds and stir, ensuring dry ingredients are well coated. 
  • Add cinnamon and vanilla powder and mix well. 
  • Add coconut flakes and stir through. 
  • Spread mixture evenly onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake in oven for 10 -12 minutes or until lightly golden. Check after 6 - 8 minutes to ensure muesli is not burning and gently mix around if needed. You can also bake in 2 smaller batches. 
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool. Stir through goji berries and dried apple. 
  • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. 

Notes

Serving Suggestions:
  • Serve with with a dollop of coconut yoghurt or as a cereal with unsweetened almond milk, coconut milk or even coconut water.
  • Top with your choice of fresh fruit such as berries, chopped kiwi, pear, banana or apple.
Make it Personal:
  • Choose a selection of your favourite nuts. Each time you make this granola try a different combination. I typically use a combination of 1/2 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup almonds, 1/2 cup brazil nuts and 1/2 cup macadamia nuts. You can also use pecans, hazelnuts or cashews.
  • If you prefer yours without any natural sugars you can omit maple syrup and dried fruit.
  • You can also swap maple syrup for alternate natural sweetener such as honey and rice malt syrup.
Recipe Tips:
  • Using ‘extra virgin’ coconut oil in this recipe will give an extra hint of delicious coconut flavour.
  • Be careful not to burn your granola. Make sure you check the batch regularly in the oven and mix around as needed.
  • By adding the wet ingredients of coconut oil and maple syrup to the dry ingredients will help the cinnamon and vanilla to coat the nuts and seeds well.
  • *Activating your nuts and seeds will improve their digestibility as well as increase your body's ability to absorb their vitamins and minerals.
Sensitive to Nuts?
  • Substitute nuts for 1 cup sunflower seeds and an additional 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds + 1/2 cup coconut flakes. Alternatively make your own combination of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes and sesame seeds, flaxseeds or chia seeds.