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Healthy homemade low calorie granola on a baking sheet.
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4.95 from 19 votes

Low Calorie Granola

This homemade low calorie granola recipe is a great alternative to store bought granola. It's easy to make and it keeps for several weeks, which means that you have a healthy breakfast ready to go on those busy mornings!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Vegan
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 104kcal
Author: Anjali Shah

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup uncooked quinoa optional, replace with ¼ cup rolled oats if you don't want the added crunch of toasted quinoa in your granola
  • 1½ cups Rolled Oats
  • 2 Tbsp ground flax seed
  • ¼ cup Pumpkin Seeds or any other seed you like
  • ¼ cup Sliced Almonds / Cashews / Pistachios or any nuts you like
  • ¼ cup Chopped Pecans
  • ¼ Cup Maple Syrup replace with monk fruit or stevia for a sugar free option
  • 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • ¼ cup Dried Fruit Raisins, Cherries, Cranberries - just make sure there is no sugar added
  • Pinch of Salt
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • Pinch ground nutmeg

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread oats and quinoa on a parchment lined baking sheet, toast in the oven for 10 minutes, stirring once.
  • Remove oats/quinoa from the oven, pour into a bowl and add all of the remaining ingredients.
  • Spread back onto a baking sheet, pressing it down into a uniform layer, and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until it's just starting to get golden brown. Let it cool for at least 10-15 minutes before serving.

Video

https://youtu.be/0P-ssqH4yOg

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
  • Use your favorite dried fruits in this recipe.
  • To save time, get a bag of mixed nuts and chop them up (that way you don't have to add each type of nut individually!)
  • Serve with unsweetened Greek yogurt for more of a protein hit
  • If you don't have coconut oil you can use olive oil
  • When you add the pre-cooked granola to the baking sheet, press it down with a spatula to create a uniform layer. This helps keep the granola from burning and also helps to create those little granola clumps that are so fun to eat!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g