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Simple Sugar Free Granola (also Grain free!)

If you’re looking for a Sugar Free Granola recipe that still delivers major crunch and flavour—this one’s it. Packed with nuts, seeds, and naturally sweetened with applesauce and dates, it’s everything you want in a healthy snack or breakfast topper. Plus, it’s grain-free, gluten-free, and meal prep approved.
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Servings: 12 cups
Author: Teri-Ann Carty
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cool Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 baking sheets
  • chefs knife, large bowl, oven, measuring cups and spoons, large mason jar

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buckwheat groats
  • 1 cup raw pecans roughly chopped
  • ½ cup raw cashews roughly chopped
  • ½ cup raw almonds roughly chopped
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ¼ cup hemp seeds
  • ¼ cup ground flax seeds
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 4 medjool dates roughly chopped and pit removed
  • ½ cup Pecan Almond Cashew Butter storebought works fine too!
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup apple sauce*
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 convection. (My new oven runs HOT. I reduce the temperature so it doesn't burn).
  • To a large bowl add chopped nuts, seeds and spices.
  • Add wet ingredients to a small pot. Heat over low, stirring until fully incorporated.
  • Pour wet over dry. Add chopped dates. Stir together until everything is well mixed.
  • Spread mixture into a thin even layer onto 2 baking sheets.* Press it down firmly with a rubber spatula.
  • Place in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn the pans 180 degrees and bake again for 10-15 more minutes. The top should be dry to the touch. Let the granola cool completely before using a hard spatula to lift it off of the pan.
  • Store in mason jars in the pantry. Lasts up to a month!

Notes

*If you are using a regular cookie sheet and not the stoneware that I use, you may want to put parchment down. The Pampered Chef stoneware is awesome
*This is the sugar free apple sauce I used

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 46IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg

*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.