Gluten-free Almond Butter Granola Clusters
I LOVE granola. Granola served over a bowl of yogurt & my favorite fruits is like my ultimate comfort food.
It adds a perfect crunch factor to chia puddings and smoothie bowls! You can also eat it with oat milk as an effortless and healthy breakfast/snack, crumble it over baked oven-baked apples (SO GOOD), use it in your trail mix, or just enjoy it as is!
We’re blessed to have so many food options available, but all the “healthy granola brands” and their granola cost like 7+ euros in my local stores 😭 I mean, I love granola but damn. 7 euros!
My pantry is stocked with some sort of nut butter, oatmeal, nuts & seeds at all times, so I always make my own granola to save some money. I’m not a fan of overly sweet stuff, so I love that you can alter the sweetness when making your own granola! And anyways, homemade granola is (at least) 100 better!! You can customize it to your own taste and experiment with different flavors by adding different dried fruits, nuts, and seeds. The best part of it is that it doesn’t contain any refined sugar or other ingredients that don’t really have any nutritional value.
If you love those big and crunchy clusters in your granola – this one*s for you. This recipe for Gluten-free Almond Butter Granola Clusters is also refined sugar-free, vegan, and super nourishing & delicious!
How to make Gluten-free Almond Butter Granola Clusters
Cooking time prep 5 min + 20 min in the oven
Serves this recipe makes about 350 gr or 2 1/2 cups of granola
Ingredients
- 2,5 dl or 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1,5 dl or 3/4 cups oat bran
- 4 (big) tablespoons of almond butter
- 30 grams or 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 30 grams or 1/4 cup of almonds
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2-4 tablespoons of liquid sweetener like maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Measure your dry ingredients into a bowl. In another bowl, add your wet ingredients + cinnamon & salt. Add your dry ingredients to a food processor or blender. A few quick pulses is enough! Then, combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix together in a large bowl. Add more oil or almond butter if the mixture seems dry.
- Preheat your oven to 150 Celsius or 300 Fahrenheit. Place your granola into an oven tray lined with parchment paper. Make sure to pack it densely by pressing down the granola. (This will help you to get those crunchy clusters). Bake it in the bottom of the oven for 10 minutes. Then, carefully flip your granola around and bake for another 5-10 minutes.
- Let your granola cool down. Then, break it into small (or big, who am I to tell) clusters and transfer them into a glass jar.
Tips and notes
Your granola might seem soft once it’s fresh out of the oven, but once it cools down, it becomes nice & crispy. Give it a little time to chill.
Oat bran (together with the liquid ingredients) helps the granola to get those nice and crunchy clusters. If oat bran isn’t available, you can substitute it with oat flour. You can make your own oat flour by blending rolled oats in a blender or a food processor!
Store your granola in an air-tight container at room temperature and enjoy it within a few weeks.
Different variations
You can customize your granola as much as you like depending on your taste! Try experimenting with different toppings such as:
Nuts; hazelnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, walnuts, cashews, pistachios
Seeds; sunflower seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds
Nut and seed butters; peanut butter, cashew butter, tahini, hazelnut butter, pumpkin seed butter
Dried fruits; dates, cranberries, raisins, figs, apricots, mango, kiwis, papaya, pineapple…the list is endless! You can also use freeze-dried berries! If you use freeze-dried fruits, add them to your granola after you have baked it in the oven.
Miscellaneous; shredded coconut, cacao nibs, vanilla extract, cacao powder
Spices; cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger are also great ones to try!
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