Get ready for your house to smell like Fall when you bake up this maple pecan apple cinnamon granola. Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and SUPER addicting!!
A few weeks ago, Cohl, his dad, and buddy Hunter went on a guys’ trip to the Pecos River.
It was projected to be 100+ degrees every day for their 3-day trip.
Not wanting them to concentrate too much on preparing food in the heat, I pre-packaged numerous black bean and sweet potato tacos for them and made a humongous batch of this maple pecan apple cinnamon granola.
When they returned a few days later, only a few of the 24 tacos remained and the bag of apple cinnamon granola was completely devoured. <–WooHoo!!
One of my favorite things about the Fall season is the urge I get to start baking.
Even in a well-ventilated house with a brand new A/C unit, I have a hard time getting excited about cranking on the oven in the dead of summer.
However, once the cool breeze starts to kick in, I can’t help but buy up every single pumpkin-scented candle at Bath & Body Works and begin to find myself wanting to bake apple, cinnamon, and pumpkin-flavored everything.
Some Nutritional Benefits of this Maple Pecan Apple Cinnamon Granola:
- Since it is made with gluten-free oats, this granola is 100% gluten-free and full of hearty fiber (6 grams per serving!)
- This granola is also naturally vegan, vegetarian, soy and dairy-free.
- Pecans add a good boost of healthy omega-3s.
- Cinnamon has been shown to be a great antioxidant.
How can You Evolve this Maple Pecan Apple Cinnamon Granola:
- You can swap out the pecans for walnuts or almonds.
- Coconut sugar can be used instead of brown sugar for a completely refined sugar-free granola.
- Additional nuts and coconut can be used in place of the cranberries to decrease the overall sugar content.
PIN THIS APPLE CINNAMON GRANOLA
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Ingredients
- ⅓ c. olive oil
- ⅓ c. almond butter smooth
- ⅓ c. pure maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 3 c. rolled old-fashioned oats gluten-free
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. dried apples cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 c. coconut large flakes
- 1 c. pecans raw, pieces
- 1 c. dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium-sized pot over medium-low heat combine olive oil, almond butter, pure maple syrup, and sugar.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until mixture becomes smooth.
- Combine oats, cinnamon, dried apples, coconut flakes, and pecans in a large bowl. Toss until well mixed.
- Pour maple sauce over the oats mixture and stir until everything is evenly coated.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread oats out evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven for 23-25 minutes. (Do not flip while baking if you want clusters of granola!)
- Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before stirring.
- Add cranberries, mix until combined, and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thanks for the granola idea! I’m ready to try out a new kind and this looks perfect.
You’re so welcome, Sandra!
Maybe I missed it, but what is a serving size? Sounds delicious
For this recipe it is roughly 1/4-1/3 cup of granola per serving 🙂
335 cals for only 1/4 cup? Ahhh! But this looks so delicious ????
Let me check on that, Karrie. I just noticed that the source I use for nutritional information has been a little off lately. Also, the serving size is about 1/3 cup if that makes a little bit of a difference 🙂
Thanks for sharing this gluten-free recipe. I’ll definitely add this to my list of favourite dishes. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much, Karl! It’s an awesome granola recipe 🙂