Grain-Free Granola Recipe

by Peter Saint-Andre

2016-12-13

Although I don't live or eat in a consistently paleo fashion, I do like some paleo-style foods. One of my favorites is grain-free granola, which I eat with yoghurt most mornings. It also happens to be simple to make.

Here are the ingredients:

• 2 cups almonds
• 2 cups cashews
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup almond oil
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• 2-3 pinches of sea salt
• 1-2 cups of dried fruit (I like cranberries)

And here are the preparation steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 275˚F.
2. In a large food processor, pulse the almonds 6-8 times.
3. Add the cashews, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds, then pulse again 4-6 times.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond oil, honey, and vanilla paste. To liquify the honey for mixing purposes in the next step, microwave the bowl for 30 seconds.
5. Add the nut/seed mixture to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
6. Spread the granola mixture evenly on a non-stick baking sheet (placing parchment paper underneath if your baking sheet is not truly non-stick) and cook for 25 minutes.
7. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, mix and re-spread the mixture, and cook for another 5 minutes at 300˚F to brown it slightly.
8. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle with the sea salt, then mix it again.
9. Add the dried fruit, mix it all together, and re-spread for cooling purposes.
10. Let it cool for 20 minutes and store in an airtight container.

Enjoy!

(Note: I used to make this recipe with coconut oil and coconut threads until I realized how much saturated fat is in coconut products.)

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