Sugar-Free Granola

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Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan

Keyword: sugar-free granola

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 132kcal

Author: Adrienne

This sugar-free granola is crispy, crunchy, and lightly citrusy thanks to fresh orange zest. Made with oats and sliced almonds, it’s naturally sweetened, gluten-free, and perfect for yogurt, parfaits,

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Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats (I use gluten-free)
2 cups sliced almonds
1/4 cup shredded coconut (I use unsweetened)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup low-carb brown sugar substitute (See Substitutions for alternatives)
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 cup sugar-free maple syrup (See Substitutions for alternatives)
1/4 cup coconut oil (use up to 1/3 cup for extra-clumpy granola, especially with sugar-free sweeteners)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and either grease your baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
Place low-carb brown sugar and orange zest in a small bowl, and massage them together with your hand.
Add the sugar-free maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla extract to the orange sweetener mixture.
Place the rest of the ingredients, except the coconut, into a large bowl. Mix well.
Pour the orange sweetener mixture over the oat mixture and gently stir to coat the mixture evenly.
Spread the mixture into a thin layer on the baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes, stir in shredded coconut and continue baking for an. additional 10-15 minutes until the oats are slightly golden brown. Do not overbake.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool before stirring to allow the granola to form into clusters.
Break up granola and cool completely before storing in a container.

Notes

Refined-Sugar-Free (Not Low Carb) Option
If you don’t need it to be low carb but still want to skip refined sugar:

Use 1/3 cup coconut sugar instead of the sugar-free brown sweetener.
Use 1/2 cup honey or pure maple syrup instead of the keto maple-style syrup.

Stevia-Only (No Sugar Alcohols/Allulose) Version

Omit the sugar-free brown sweetener and keto syrup.
Keep the coconut oil at 1/3 cup.
Sweeten the melted coconut oil, vanilla, and orange zest mixture with liquid stevia or monk fruit drops to taste (start with 20–30 drops and adjust).
This version will be less clumpy and lighter in color, but still toasty and lightly sweet

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