Sugar free, mega cluster , maple-vanilla paleo granola!
Is it breakfast? Is it a snack? Could it be lunch or perhaps dessert?
The answer my friend is, yes, yes, yes and YES.
Those of you who follow along with my Instagram stories already know how obsessed I am with this mega cluster paleo granola. Ive been making it every other week (if not every week) for the last few months and every time I make it we seem to fall more and more in love with it.
I figured it was time to stop teasing and give you the recipe because you neeed in on this life-changing deliciousness. Friends don’t let friends miss out on the good, good mega cluster granola!
It’s subtly sweet, deliciously buttery, crispy, light and dangerously addictive! Or is it addicting?! I can never decide which to write/say?! Call it what you want just do yourself a favour and go make it already!
Super, simple, seriously delicious and yes, the chocolate drizzle is technically optional, initially I did it just for the ‘gram because plain ol’ granola, as delicious as it is, it isn’t the prettiest thing to photograph but then we tasted it and wow . . . it’s granola meets choc chip cookie and I am 100% here for it! Besides, I think you and I can both agree that life’s just better when it’s drizzled with chocolate.
Feel free to make your clusters as big (or small) as you like. I love to make them on the larger side so I can eat it like a cookie (my fave!!) or break it into smaller pieces, add some ice cold vanilla almond milk and enjoy like a bowl of cereal. Well, actually I prefer to eat my cereal (and ice cream for that matter) out of a mug. I don’t know why but I find it’s so much more satisfying that way. You too? Just me? Anyway . . .
However you choose to do it, you really can’t go wrong!
Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Sugar free – Low Carb – Paleo – Keto – 100% Vegan friendly – but most importantly it really is life-changingly delicious and you need them in your life because YUMMMMM
The only thing that’s left to decide is how will you eat yours?!
Straight up as it is (cookie style) then crumbled onto a loaded choc banana yoghurt bowl for me pls, soooooo good! Seriosuly, you have to try it!
20 minute mega cluster Paleo Granola
- Cook Time: 15 mins (+ 15 mins to chill)
- Persons: 8+
- Difficulty: Easy
- Ingredients
- For the granola:
- 2 cup mixed nuts – I use walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds (pepitas) , sunflower seeds, almonds & macadamia
- 2 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 4 Tbsp dessicated coconut
- 2 Tbsp ground flaxseeds (flaxmeal)
- 1 Tbsp tapioca (arrowroot starch)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch sea salt
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup – I use sugar free – Monk fruit maple
- 4 Tbsp coconut oil
- For the chocolate drizzle:
- Dark chocolate – I used 1 block
- 1 pack of before you speak coffee (I use the decaf mocha) or you can omit or sub 1/2-1 tsp finely ground instant espresso but it wont be quite as magical IMO
- Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150’C/325’F
- Line a baking tray with baking/parchment paper (or a silpat mat) & set aside.
- Roughly chop your nuts & seeds – you can either pulse in a food processor a few times or just throw them in a large ziplock bag and bash it with a rolling pin a few times (which is what I usually do) just slightly you want there to still be some larger pieces & chunks for texture so don’t over do it. You could also just use a cutting board & knife but I find the food processor or ziplock method to be the fastest/easiest & least messy way .
- Toss your roughly chopped nuts and seeds into a big ol’ bowl.
- Add melted coconut oil, vanilla, maple syrup, tapioca/arrowroot starch, coconut flakes, cinnamon and sea salt and stir until well combined. .
- Pour your mixture into your prepared baking tray , keep in mind you want to keep it bunched together so it forms one solid sheet this is how we get our giant clusters to form so dont spread it too thin ok (bigger clusters = bigger chunks of granola and bigger chunks of granola = wayyyy better).
- Bake for 12-15 minutes the remove from the oven and let cool for 5.*Do not break up the granola*
- Once cooled, immediately transfer to freezer for 15 minutes. This allows the coconut oil to solidify and gets our mega clusters to form.
- Once chilled, remove from the freezer and break granola into whatever size chunks you like.
- If you want to add the espresso-infused chocolate drizzle – please, please, PUH-LEASE, try it on at least half. Just once (& then keep doing it for ever and ever because it’s to die for!!)
- Melt chocolate by your preferred method then stir in your espresso powder.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over your super mega granola clusters.
- Transfer to air-tight container and store in the fridge.
- Enjoy xo
Notes – It should keep well for several weeks but ours rarely lasts the week because we cant stop eating it!
Use it as you would your fave granola as cereal with yoghurt, almond milk, banana, fresh berries , sprinkle it on a smoothie or as a snack (seriously reminds me of eating a cookie) any time of day.
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Question of the day –
Current fave snack obsession? A girl can never have too many options!
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