Homemade Granola 4 ways, Keto and Grain Free!

This homemade keto granola can be eaten on top of yogurt, as a low carb substitute for cereal, or just all on its own for a delicious snack! You won't believe how easy it is to make and with four different flavors, there is truly something for everyone.

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Granola is one of my favorite foods. It used to be one of my go-to breakfasts. I thought that I was making a healthy choice but little did I know that conventional granola is anything but good for you.

Traditional granola is usually loaded with sugar and even though the sugar usually comes from natural sources, sugar is sugar. In addition to sugar, conventional granola is typically full of grains like oatmeal, which just further increased the carbohydrate content.

What makes keto granola different from traditional granola?

As mentioned above, traditional granola usually consists of grains, nuts, dried fruits, oil, spices, and some time of liquid sweetener (typically honey, maple syrup, or molasses) to hold it all together.

Keto or low carb granola is typically made with nuts, seeds, oil, spices, and some kind of sugar alternative. Obviously, there are huge variations between recipes but this is the typical breakdown of ingredients.

One of my favorite things about granola is the little clusters of ingredients that stick together for the perfect bite. Since keto granola doesn't use sugar, there isn't much to hold the clumps together.

To remedy this issue I decided to try adding one egg to my granola and the result was spectacular! I got perfect chunks that were still super crisp and packed with flavor.

How to make keto granola

This recipe ... err these recipes I suppose, all start with a simple base recipe. The base is made up of nuts, hemp hearts, butter, brown sugar substitute, and an egg. It's a great place to start when making any granola and I included my four favorite varieties.

Making granola is seriously so easy that you may just be a little bit mad at yourself for buying pricy, premade granola. Simply mix all of the ingredients into a bowl (with the exception of varieties with chocolate), then spread the mixture on a foil-lined and greased baking sheet. Bake at a low temp until everything is nice and toasty and voila! You have delicious homemade granola!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola

This keto chocolate peanut butter granola adds peanut butter and peanuts to the base, then is topped with sugar-free chocolate chips as soon as it comes out of the oven.

I recommend melting the peanut butter in the microwave a bit before stirring it into the bowl. This makes it so much easier to stir and ensures that it mixes in evenly.

Carrot Cake Granola

You guys know that I love my carrot cake and this granola has quickly become one of my favorites too!

To the base recipe, simply add some finely shredded carrot, pecans, shredded coconut, vanilla, butter, cinnamon, and allspice.

You will want to carrot to be grated as finely as possible so that it dries out well during the baking process. I use a Microplane to grate it and it works really well. Also, I recommend stirring the spices and vanilla into the melted butter before adding it to the bowl

This ensures that the spices and vanilla are evenly distributed and don't clump all on one section of the granola.

Almond Joy Granola

If you like Almond Joy candy bars then you are going to love this granola! It has all the flavors of the classic candy, in granola form.

To make this one just add coconut, coconut oil, coconut extract, and almonds to the base recipe. Then, once the granola comes out of the oven, sprinkle the top with some sugar-free chocolate chips.

I like to use a mixture of shredded coconut and coconut shavings or chips for a variety of texture (because with granola texture=everything!). Just like with the other flavors, I recommend mixing the coconut extract into the coconut oil to ensure even distribution.

Banana Bread Granola

If you are about to scroll to the comments section and alert me that "bananas aren't keto" trust me when I say that I've heard it before and disagree.

Any food can be eaten on keto in the proper proportion. This recipe uses ⅓ cup of banana chips. The brand that I used (market pantry) has 16g of net carbs. This adds just 2 net carbs to each serving of granola, taking the net carb count per serving of banana bread granola to just 5 net carbs, which can easily fit into typical keto macros.

Now that we have that out of the way 🙂 To make this granola add walnuts, butter, banana extract, and yes - banana chips to the base recipe. Adding the banana extract to the melted butter before pouring it into the bowl.

I don't typically like the flavor of banana extract, but I've found that it tastes much less artificial when it's used in combination with real bananas. However, if you really don't want to use the banana chips you can leave them out and increase the extract.

Ways to enjoy these grain-free granolas:

You can eat this keto and grain-free granola any way that you would enjoy conventional granola. I love to eat it topped with almond milk as a replacement for cereal or just as is, one handful at a time as a quick snack.

You could also eat it as a topping for your favorite yogurt or even on top of some vanilla ice cream from a real treat!

Be sure to check out these other great recipes:

• Keto Butter Crackers
• Sugar-Free Cinnamon Roasted Almonds
• Raspberry Almond Chia Pudding
• 20 Kid-Approved, Low Carb, Grab and Go Breakfasts

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