I’ve been dying to make a homemade granola and well kids let me tell you – this was my first attempt at this recipe and it came out INCREDIBLE! I had Will Smith taste test it for good measure when he got home. It was so delicious we ended up having it as dessert tonight! This granola is made mostly of nuts and the only sweeteners are coconut oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, maca powder, vanilla extract + vanilla plant based protein powder. It’s crunchy + sweet in all the right ways and the best part… it only takes 20 minutes to make 🙂 Enjoy!
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- 3 tbsp cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp maca powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 scoops or 1 packet vanilla plant based protein powder
- Optional: ⅓ cup vegan dark chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a bowl, add cashews, almond, walnuts, chia seeds, cacao nibs, cinnamon + maca powder to a medium size bowl and mix until all of the nuts are covered with a light powder.
- Then add in coconut oil, maple syrup + vanilla extract and mix until all of the nuts are evenly coated with the wet ingredients.
- Add in the vanilla protein powder and mix once more until all of the nuts, seeds + cacao nibs are covered and start to clump together.
- Place the mixture in the middle of a large baking pan into a big pile so you get clusters that stick together.
- Bake for about 10 minutes and then toss lightly. Push all of the granola back into the center of the tray to create clusters.
- Bake for another 7 minutes.
- Once out of the oven, place back into the original bowl and add in the dark chocolate chips. Mix around so the chocolate starts to melt to create additional clusters with the nuts. Place in the fridge and let cool for at least 20 minutes before enjoying or overnight to have more clusters form.
- Keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks in an air tight container and enjoy!
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This granola is perfect to top off your smoothie bowl, eat with berries + non-dairy milk or have as a snack. One of my best recipes to date – I promise 🙂
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
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