Simple Plant-Based Granola (Nut-Free)

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5 from 3 votes

Simple Plant-Based Granola (Nut-Free)

Crispy, crunchy low histamine plant-based granola with all the flavors of fall and a pinch of spice.

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack, Vegan

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: cups

Calories: 542.8kcal

Author: Max

Equipment

oven

Ingredients

1 Cup rolled oats
½ Cup puffed rice or puffed quinoa
¼ Cup raw sunflower seeds soaked & dried
⅓ Cup raw pumpkin seeds soaked & dried
2 Tablespoons chia seeds
2-3 Tablespoons date sugar*
4 Tablespoons melted coconut oil or other tolerated oil
2 Tablespoons nut/seed butter of choice
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cardamom optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300F (150°C).
Measure the oats, puffed rice, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds into one bowl and combine well.
Measure and mix the melted coconut oil and pistachio butter in a separate bowl, and drizzle it over your pumpkin seed mixture, stirring until well-combined.
In a separate bowl, add your date sugar, chia seeds, salt, and cardamom (if using), then blend until well-combined.
Sprinkle the sugar mixture over your stick pumpkin seeds-oats and stir until everything is evenly incorporated.
Put down a piece of parchment paper and spread granola evenly on your sheet pan, and then bake for 15 minutes.
Take your granola out of the oven and stir it to ensure even baking, then bake for 7-10 more minutes. Keep an eye on it near the end to ensure it doesn't burn, then cool for 10 minutes and store in an air-tight container.

Notes

FREEZING: You can freeze this plant based granola for up to 6 months (or refrigerate for up to 2 weeks). To defrost, just toast it in the oven at 250°F (120°C) for 5 minutes.

DIFFERENT NUTS/SEEDS: To switch these up, simply make sure your pieces of nut or seed are similar shapes and preferably raw (also to avoid double toasting). I recommend pecans, pine nuts, pili nuts, or pistachios.

DATE SUGAR: To use date syrup instead of date sugar, just add the date syrup to the coconut oil mixture instead of the chia seed mixture, and extend bake time by 2 minutes. To use different sugars, swap out an equal amount depending on desired sweetness of granola. I recommend coconut sugar, or organic white or brown sugar to keep it vegan.

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