Finally, an oat free granola that actually tastes like granola! Use this crunchy, subtly sweet granola as a breakfast cereal, yogurt topper, or on-the-go snack.
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Hi everyone! Today's recipe is part of a virtual baby shower for one of my favorite gluten free bloggers, Leah from Grain Changer. If you've visited Leah's site, you know that Leah is a granola guru! I've been drooling over her Banana Bread Granola for weeks now, and you better believe it's going to happen soon.
I'm with Leah when it comes to granola: I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. When my hubby was diagnosed with food allergies almost 5 years ago (wow! Time flies when you're having fun), he found out he was allergic to not only wheat, barley, and soy, but also to oats 🙁 It was a day of mourning for both of us, which quickly turned into years of trial and error as I've been working on an oatless granola that actually tastes like...well...granola.
Sure, there are a lot of grain free or oat free granola products out there, but none that we've tried have the texture and taste that we're looking for. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into this recipes but ohhhhh was it worth it!I think you'll love this healthy and simple granola, it's so quick and easy to stir together in a bowl and will make your house smell Ah-mazing. Sprinkle it on yogurt, serve in a bowl with milk, or eat it by the handful! My go-to breakfast is a plain Greek yogurt lightly sweetened with Stevia and topped with fresh berries and this granola.
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Be sure to check out the other granola recipes below for more breakfast inspiration! (always make sure you're using gluten free ingredients)
MORE granola recipes!!!
Gingerbread Granola from Flippin' Delicious
Lemon and Blueberry Granola from Thoroughly Nourished Life
Maple Walnut Cinnamon Granola from Fit Mitten Kitchen
Chai Spiced Granola from Fresh April Flowers
Coconut Granola from The Emotional Baker
Tropical Hempseed Granola from A Clean Bake
A few of my must-haves for this recipe:
Oat Free Granola
Life After Wheat
Free from gluten, oats, soy, dairy, and eggs
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Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (I used unrefined)
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup gluten free quinoa flakes (I used Ancient Harvest
)
- ½ cup gluten free sliced almonds
- ½ cup gluten free pumpkin seeds (GoRaw Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds
are our fav) or you can sub hemp seeds
- ½ cup gluten free coconut (I used the large coconut flakes)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup gluten free raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips (add after baking)
)Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 250 F.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together quinoa flakes, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, coconut, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Melt coconut oil in microwave ( I did 40 seconds on 50% power) or saucepan (just until melted) and whisk in honey and vanilla.
- Stir liquids into dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed and spread onto parchment paper. If you want more clumps of granola, pack it together a little.
- Bake for 1 hour, stir, and bake another 20-30 minutes until it is a light golden brown and crispy. It will get a little crispier as it cools.
- Remove from oven and cool completely, then add raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips. Store in an airtight container on the counter.
Oat Free Granola
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 3 ½ cups granola
Finally, an oat free granola that actually tastes like granola! Use this crunchy, subtly sweet granola as a breakfast cereal, yogurt topper, or on-the-go snack.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (I used unrefined)
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup gluten free quinoa flakes (I used Ancient Harvest)
- ½ cup gluten free sliced almonds
- ½ cup gluten free pumpkin seeds (Go Raw are our fav)
- ½ cup coconut
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips (add after baking)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 F.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together quinoa flakes, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, coconut, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Melt coconut oil in microwave or saucepan (just until melted) and whisk in honey and vanilla.
- Stir liquids into dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed and spread onto parchment paper. If you want more clumps of granola, pack it together a little.
- Bake for 1 ½ hours, until it is a light golden brown crispy. It will get a little crispier as it cools.
- Remove from oven and cool completely, then add raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips. Store in an airtight container on the counter.
Heidi @ Red Checkered Tabl says
LOVE this concept! I still eat oats, but I have to keep tabs on it, since eating too many oats can be hard for my gut. What a great way to get a granola fix without overdoing it. 🙂
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
Thanks Heidi, it has been life changing for us, we love having granola on the menu again! Hope you enjoy it ?
Sonia says
Looks delicious! I will def go on the hunt for quinoa flakes and make this granola for my boyfriend!
Greetings from Italy 🙂
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
Glad you stopped by Sonia! I hope you find some soon so you can both enjoy this granola!
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
Granola is the best!! I have yet to try an oat free variety, but am excited to soon! I love that you added quinoa flakes! So happy we could celebrate Leah together 🙂
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
It's so fun to celebrate with so many fun granola recipes Megan!
Leah @ Grain Changer says
This is oat-free granola PERFECTION, Celeste! Quinoa flakes are my absolute fav hot breakfast cereal (I have, no joke, 5 boxes in the pantry right now thanks to a clearance sale I stumbled upon) but I have yet to try adding it to granola. That is OBVIOUSLY going to have to change ASAP 🙂 THANK YOU so much for celebrating our baby boy with us!!!! We are over the moon excited, and I hope to be half of the power mama that you are! Please send any and all tips for survival my way 😉
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
I'm so excited for you Leah! There's really no way to prepare...seriously lol. It's not like anything else in life but you, my friend, will figure it out I'm sure of it! Just listen to your Mom sense, trust yourself, and give yourself some slack. We alllll want to be perfect but that's not what life is about. Just live every moment, including the hard ones and when you make a mistake.
Chalk it up to learning and that's always a good thing, right? ? I'm so happy for you!
Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life says
Delicious! I use quinoa flakes to make my granola sometimes too! And have you tried buckwheat flakes before? They are just as good as oats in granola!
It was seriously so much fun working with you ladies to shower Leah and Baby M. I can't wait to try this delicious granola, and I'm glad it's back on the menu in your house!
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
I have never even seen buckwheat flakes, need to hunt them down! Thanks for the tip Amy!
Lynn @ Fresh April Flours says
I'm not even sure I knew that oat intolerance was a thing... But this granola sounds so good! I've never worked with quinoa flakes but have always thought they sound so tasty! Thanks for joining in our party, Celeste!
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
Thanks Lynn, it was so fun to be a part of it! I had no idea until my hubby was diagnosed, the things you learn ? I don't miss them too much when we have this around, though!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
This granola sounds like it would be a perfect snack for me, since oats and I don't exactly get along! I'll have to give it a try!
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
This would be perfect Nora! Hope you enjoy it!
Raia says
I haven't had granola in yeeeears. Silly allergies. 🙁 This sounds delicious, Celeste!
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
Darn allergies! I hope you enjoy the granola Raia!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Always have to have granola on hand!
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
YES!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
This looks delicious! I LOVE homemade granola! Such a great idea to use quinoa flakes in the mix.
thereislifeafterwheat@gmail.com says
It adds just the right texture!