GRAIN-FREE CRANBERRY ORANGE GRANOLA
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GRAIN-FREE CRANBERRY ORANGE GRANOLA
Amy Hunter
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Servings
16
Prep Time
24 hours
Cook Time
2 minutes
Calories
256
While I don’t eat a Paleo diet, I write a lot about Paleo, and am often asked about Paleo or low-carb recipes. I do eat some Paleo foods, though, and have tried various Paleo cereals and granolas, and some are actually really good.
lThe downside to buying pre-made Paleo snacks is the cost – compared to their carb-loaded counterparts, grain-free granola is not on the inexpensive side. So as usual with this kind of thing, I thought I would try to make my own, and it turned out pretty good.
This recipe is made of mostly nuts and seeds, with some flavoring additions and mix-ins. This makes it grain-free and nutritious, but it’s not low in calories. It’s super flavorful, though, so a little bit goes a long way. My favorite way to eat this is on yogurt, specifically Siggi’s Vanilla Icelandic Skyr. But it’s also a good snack with a piece of fruit or a hard-boiled egg.
For flavoring, I did a classic combination of cranberry and orange, but you could add whatever you like. Next time I might try banana chips and dark chocolate chunks, or maybe dried blueberries and maple syrup for a blueberry pancake situation.
It takes time to make — the nuts are soaked overnight and then it’s baked for several hours — but once it’s done, you can store it in an airtight container and it should last several weeks. Store it in a pretty jar and it makes a perfect gift for your Paleo friends.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 cup raw pecans
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1 teaspoon Colima Sea Salt
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1/4 cup Ava Jane’s Kitchen Avocado Oil
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- Zest and juice of 2 oranges
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon coconut flour
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup roasted and salted sunflower seeds
Directions
Put all of the nuts and the sea salt in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak at least overnight, but up to 24 hours. Drain well.
- When ready to make the granola, combine the oil, sweetener, orange juice and zest, vanilla, cinnamon, and coconut flour in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Put the drained nuts in a food processor and pulse until about the size of rice. Be careful not to over chop. Add the nuts to the bowl with the sweetener and toss well.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment and spread the granola in an even layer, using two pans if necessary.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Bake for about 2 hours. Remove and carefully stir the granola, being careful not to crumble it too much. Bake for 2 more hours, turn off oven and leave the pan in the oven for another hour.
- Remove and allow to cool completely. Stir in the cranberries and sunflower seeds. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 256
- Carbs
- 19 grams
- Protein
- 5 grams
- Fat
- 19 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 5 grams
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 11 grams
- Trans Fat
- 1 grams
- Sodium
- 148 milligrams
- Potassium
- 201 milligrams
- Fiber
- 3 grams
- Sugar
- 13 grams
- Vitamin A
- 6 milligrams
- Vitamin C
- 1 milligrams
- Calcium
- 51 milligrams
- Iron
- 1 milligrams