No Grain, Low Carb Granola Recipe

You see, I don’t do too particularly well with recipes. I might start out trying to follow a recipe but than I lack certain ingredients, or I find them to be too expensive, or I’ll be brazen enough to think I can improve on it without having even tried the original…

I guess it is the same with following craft tutorials and DIY instructions, in the end we all just do our own thing and that’s why everything is always an original.

I have been trying to get away from grains. I have a strong suspicion that my body will do better without them, so I have been cutting them out here and there until I am practically grain free these days. I think I am feeling better, although there is no life-changing difference in me just yet. But what would you expect after 40+ years of a grain filled diet. We’ll see.

I miss my bread and pasta’s much less than I feared. It is the convenience I miss most. I have to actually think and plan ahead about what I eat for all three meals these days. No more quick peanut butter sandwiches or pasta with a sauce meals.

That’s why I have been on the hunt for recipes that I can prepare once and enjoy for several meals after and that are just as easy and carefree as my previous way of eating.

And this granola recipe fits that bill. It is easy and quick to make.

I love the taste and it doesn’t feel like ‘diet’ food in any way.

With “recipes” like this granola who needs grains?! It is yummy, easy and depending on your chosen ingredients, not even that expensive.

This Recipe is more of a guide than a 'stick to the rules or it will fail' kind of recipe. If you follow the general guideline it is almost a no fail recipe. It is great for using up dried nuts and seeds in your pantry.

So here goes. My no-grain granola recipe

Building supplies:

1 cup of seeds ( I use mostly sunflower seeds, but also pumpkin seeds and sesame seed)

1 cup of s)

1 tbs vanilla extract, 1/2 ts of salt, 1/2 ts of cinnamon (and I’ll add other spices or flavors if I get inspired)

1/2 cup of coconut flakes.

honey, (maple)syrup, sugar to taste

Building instructions

Combine nuts and seeds in bowl and cover with water, let soak overnight, drain and rinse thoroughly until water is clear (if I forgot to do this I sometimes skip this step, apparantly it is healthier and I like it because it makes the granola more chewy).

Soak dried fruit (especially raisins) over night in small amount of water (just barely covered), do not drain (raisins in particular need to be soaked, if I forgot the night before I soak them for at least an hour before moving on with the recipe).

Put fruit (with remaining water) in food processor and puree until soft and mushy,

Add drained nut/seed mixture and pulse until small chunks.

Add flavorings and combine swiftly.

Spread mixture on cookie sheets (use parchment paper), drizzle honey or syrup over it (you know how sweet you like your granola. I usually only use about 2 tbs of honey, or skip this step entirely and sweeten your yogurt instead), sprinkle coconut flakes on top.

Put in lukewarm oven (120 C / 250F) for 45 minutes. I usually turn the oven off then, but leave the cookies sheets to cool in the closed oven.

I love this with a Greek style yogurt and a banana for breakfast.

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