Gluten Free Granola with Apple Butter
Make homemade gluten free granola -- your way! Every time you make this recipe it can be a little different, based upon what you have on hand, the seasons, or your mood ... because it's your (safe) gluten free granola!
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Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients (note: most are optional)*
- 3/4 cup apple butter OR natural applesauce make your own
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup OR dark agave nectar
- 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
- 2 Tbs. light agave nectar OR honey
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups certified gluten-free purity protocol oats OR quinoa flakes OR rice flakes
- 1 cup pecans chopped*
- 1 cup grated coconut sweetened or unsweetened*
- 3/4 cup sunflower OR pumpkin seeds*
- 1/2 cup flaxseed meal*
- 2 Tbs. peanut butter powder*
- 1/2 cup toasted almonds sliced*
- 1 cup dried cranberries OR baking raisins or dried chopped fruit (like apples, golden raisins, etc.)*
- Dash of salt unless seeds are salted
- 2 Tbs. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Stir together all liquid ingredients in a small pot on the stove over low heat until smooth. Set aside.
- Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pour warmed liquid over the dry mix and combine thoroughly.
- Spread evenly over two large, parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Turn off the oven and remove the cookie sheets. Stir and redistribute granola with a wooden spoon or spatula.
- Return the sheets to the still-warm oven for 5 minutes, or until desired crunchiness is achieved.
- When cooled, seal in airtight containers.
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Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Granola with Apple Butter
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
278
% Daily Value*
Fat
10
g
15
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
8
g
Sodium
52
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
44
g
15
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
25
g
28
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.