Spicy Chai Granola

by | Feb 6, 2022 | Recipes

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It’s amazing how a little granola can make me happy – but it does. Especially when it’s chai-spiced granola…and smells up your whole kitchen with a beautiful spice smell. Who doesn’t love that?!

I’ve been wanting to make a gluten-free, grain-free granola recipe since I returned from Bali last month. The impetus? Smoothie breakfast bowls! You see, I devoured the most delicious smoothie breakfast bowls while traveling the tropical island, but each time I had to request no granola. Most of the granola toppings contained gluten or were questionable – and as a celiac, I didn’t want to risk it. So I always ordered my smoothie bowls granola-free…but secretly wished I had that extra crunch.

Not only is this granola recipe gluten-free and grain-free, it’s has the most fragrant and flavorful mix of chai spices, such as cinnamon, ginger, allspice and cardamom. The recipe below makes a significant amount, so you’ll always have granola on hand when you need it.

CHAI SPICED GRANOLA (GRAIN-FREE)

PREP TIME: 20 mins
COOK TIME: 25 mins
TOTAL TIME: 45 mins

This gluten-free, grain-free, chai spiced granola recipe is made from almonds, pecans, a variety of seeds and warming chai spices.

Note: I use all raw nuts and seeds in this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups almonds
  • 3/4 cup pecans
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 2 tbsp organic blackstrap molasses
  • 1/2 cup honey, or maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat your oven to 275 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Place your nuts and seeds (individually, one type at a time) in a food processor. Pulse until they’ve been chopped to a medium-fine texture, stopping before they turn into nut butter. Place the nuts and seeds into a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the remaining ingredients to your mixing bowl and use your hands to mix together thoroughly.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide the granola mix evenly between the two pans in a single, flat layer.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir the granola. Rotate your pans when you place back in the oven. Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes, being careful not to burn the granola. (Note: It can quickly go from golden to burned within a minute, so keep an eye on it. It won’t look any different when it’s done baking and will still be soft – that’s fine. It will harden once it cools.)
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Place in a sealed container and store for future use.

NUTRITION

CALORIES: 2169kcal
CARBOHYDRATES: 152g
PROTEIN: 63g
FAT: 161g
SATURATED FAT: 15g
SODIUM: 25mg
POTASSIUM: 2401mg
FIBER: 32g
SUGAR: 96g
VITAMIN A: 35iu
VITAMIN C: 2mg
CALCIUM: 568mg
IRON: 16.5mg

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

Amount

  • CALORIES: 145kcal
  • CARBOHYDRATES: 19g
  • PROTEIN: 2g
  • FAT: 7g
  • SATURATED FAT: 1g
  • SODIUM: 994mg
  • POTASSIUM: 394mg
  • FIBER: 4g
  • SUGAR: 9g
  • VITAMIN A: 521iu
  • VITAMIN C: 12mg
  • CALCIUM: 34mg
  • IRON: 1mg

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