Homemade Nut Free Granola Recipe

This homemade granola recipe is gluten and nut free. Learn how to make your own granola at home using healthy ingredients.

Making your own granola is cheaper than buying pre-made granola and it means you have complete control over the ingredients. This is the perfect breakfast staple which tastes amazing.

Table of Contents

• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients & Equipment
• Ingredient Notes
• How to Make Homemade Nut Free Granola
• Recipe FAQs
• More Snack Recipes from Green Homemaking
• Recipe Card

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Perfect for people with allergies
• Free from seed oils (often found in pre-made granola)
• Healthy ingredients with endless combinations to suit your taste

Dry Ingredients

• 3 cups (240g) gluten free oats
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
• 4 tbsp freeze dried strawberries (or other small dried fruit)
• ¼ cup (45g) chocolate chips

Wet Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (100g) maple syrup
• 1/3 cup (70g) coconut oil (melted)
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Equipment

• Cast iron Dutch oven or large saucepan
• Silicone spatula or wooden spoon
• Measuring cups or kitchen scale
• Teaspoons & tablespoons
• Parchment paper
• Large baking pan / tray

Ingredient Notes

Try and use organic ingredients whenever possible.

Gluten Free Oats – In order to make this granola gluten free you will need to use gluten free rolled porridge oats, sometimes referred to as old fashioned rolled oats.

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Organic Oats is a good option.

Dried Fruit – Freeze dried strawberries are a lovely addition to this recipe, but you can leave these out if you would prefer.

Freeze dried raspberries, or other types of dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries or desiccated coconut, would also work well in this recipe.

Flaxseeds – I have used a ground flaxseed blend to add additional fibre, nutrients and omega-3 fatty acids.

Anthony’s Organic Flaxseed Meal is a good option.

Chocolate Chips – You can use dairy free chocolate chips if you want to make this recipe vegan friendly. Or you can leave out the chocolate chips altogether.

Step 1

Pre-heat your oven to 150 °C / 300°F.

Step 2

Add the wet ingredients to a Dutch oven or large saucepan and set the temperature to a low heat, just enough to melt the coconut oil. Mix well.

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Step 3

Now add all of the dry ingredients to the pan, apart from the chocolate chips. The chocolate chips are added at the end, once the granola has had a chance to cool.

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Mix well so that the dry ingredients are fully coated in the syrup, oil and vanilla extract.

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Step 4

Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Transfer the granola mixture on to the parchment paper and spread it out evenly.

Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes, turning the mixture halfway through.

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Step 5

Remove from the oven after 25-30 minutes, just as the granola is starting to brown at the edges. When the granola mixture has cooled slightly, add the chocolate chips.

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Step 6

Once the granola has cooled completely, transfer it into an airtight storage container.

Granola tastes great served on its own with milk, or alongside some yogurt and fresh fruit.

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Recipe FAQs

How to store homemade granola

Keep your granola in an airtight container, such as a glass jar with a lid.

Store it in a cool dark place, like a cupboard or pantry, for up to 2 weeks.

Substituting ingredients

This recipe is pretty flexible in terms of the dry ingredients you can add or remove depending on your preference.

Freeze dried strawberries are a lovely addition to this recipe, but you can leave these out if you would prefer.

Freeze dried raspberries, or other types of dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries or desiccated coconut, would also work well in this recipe.

You can use dark, white or milk chocolate chips in this recipe, or choose to leave them out altogether. To make this recipe vegan friendly, use dairy free chocolate chips.

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