Crunchy Sugar-Free Granola

baking tray with homemade crunchy vegan granola make with dates, cinnamon, goji, walnuts and pumpkin seeds

Crunchy Sugar-Free Granola

This easy sugar-free granola is so crunchy, meal prep-friendly, and moreish! Ready in 30 minutes and easily customizable, it’s made with affordable staple foods, oil-free, and fully vegan. Perfect for quick breakfasts or snacks!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword baking, breakfast, fiber, oil-free, plant-based, protein, snack, sugar-free

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 245

Author Alena Schowalter

Ingredients

3 dry pitted dates soaked
1 cup rolled oats 90 g
2 tablespoons oat flour*
3 dry pitted dates chopped
½ cup walnuts 50 g
½ cup goji berries 70 g
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon chia seeds
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Start by soaking 3 pitted dates in just enough warm water to cover them. Let them soak for 15 minutes, then place the dates together with the soaking water into a blender. Blend on high until you have a somewhat smooth liquid.
Preheat the oven to 325° F (160° C) and line a baking sheet with some parchment paper. You can also use a silicone mat.
Combine the rest of the ingredients for the granola in a bowl. Then pour the sweet date water over it and mix well with a spoon until everything’s moist and crumbly.
Transfer your granola mixture to your lined baking sheet and arrange in an even layer using a spatula.
Place in the oven (using a rack in the middle or at the bottom) and bake for around 15 minutes. Then stir with a spatula and bake for another 5 minutes or so until browned evenly. Make sure not to burn any smaller pieces!
Remove from the oven and let cool (at least slightly) before eating. Serve with your favorite plant-based milk and fresh fruit or enjoy it in whatever way you prefer!
Any leftovers can be stored at room temperature or in the fridge for around 2-4 weeks.

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Notes

*just pulverize some rolled oats in your blender to create oat flour
Depending on your oven, you might need to bake your vegan granola a little bit longer or shorter! Make sure to watch it so it doesn’t burn, and don’t use the top rack.
This oil-free granola is perfect for meal prep and batch cooking; it may last up to a month stored in a glass jar (we almost always eat it within a week, though – too yummy.)
Feel free to get creative and use delicious add-ins such as coconut shreds, almonds, cranberries, raisins, pecans, cashews, or chopped apples.

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