I love granola. Like I REALLY love it. There’s something about the crunch and sweetness…and oh a good granola is just oh so delicious to me. I think it’s because I secretly have this intense love of cereal with milk. Basic I know. I just love it. But as my diet has changed, my milk of choice has changed, and so has my cereal. I now prefer to make my own granola so I can control exactly what goes into it.

This granola is LOADED with nuts and seeds and packed full of protein and healthy fats to keep you fuller for longer. As we studied the ketogenic diet to understand if it could help our daughters epilepsy, we discovered that while it is nearly impossible to overeat carbs, which mess with your insulin and blood sugar, causing weight gain or retention, brain fog, overall sluggishness, your body has built-in signals to stop you from eating too much protein or fat. Think of it like this….you go to the movies and buy a large bucket of popcorn. You down the whole thing without thinking twice. But if that same bucket was filled with cheese, just cheese, you wouldn’t be able to! And if you did, you would be one sick individual. So the moral of the story is, fill up on protein and healthy fats rather than empty carbs.

And lucky for you, this granola while it does have some carbs, has way more fat and protein. It also has just the right consistency to create these most beautiful granola clusters. I don’t know about you, but I really dislike crumbly granola. It needs to be easy to pick up and snack on.

I hope you enjoy making this as much as I do! It’s so simple, even the tiniest of bakers can help.

Fall Spiced Paleo Granola - Grain free, Refined Sugar free, Gluten Free

This fall spied paleo granola is the perfect on the go snack, topping for yogurt, or eaten like cereal with some coconut milk.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 455 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup almonds roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup hemp seeds
• 3 tbsp chia seeds
• 3 tbsp ground flax seeds
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 3 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbsp coconut oil melted
• 1/4 cup raw honey
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/8 tsp cardamom

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350
• Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl
• Melt the coconut oil
• Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well to endure everything is covered
• Place mix on a parchment-covered baking sheet and bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.You will want to start checking it around 13 mins to prevent any burning.
• Remove from oven once it is a nice golden brown color - not burnt- and let sit until it cools entirely. This will help create the nice crunchy clusters. It will still be soft as you bring it out. That's okay! Be patient.
• Enjoy your fall inspired granola!

Notes

You could totally sub out almonds for pecans, or walnuts, or any of the seeds for something different as well. You cannot however sub or lower the amount of honey more than a smidge and get the same result. The honey is what binds it together and creates these delicious granola clusters I love so much. 

Keyword Breakfast, Dairyfree, fall, glutenfree, grainfree, granola, Healthy, Paleo, sheetpan, snacks

If you try this recipe, and like it, please comment below and tell me about it!!