Healthy Raspberry Almond Granola
This easy to make raspberry granola not just delicious but it is also high in fiber and low in sugar - something many grocery stores granola.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- 1 cup freeze dried raspberries
- ¼ cup maple syrup (you can use honey if you prefer)
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon cashew butter
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325° F
- Defrost the frozen raspberries by either leaving them in the refrigerator overnight or using the defrost function on your microwave. Once they are defrosted, use a strainer to remove excess liquid.
- If you are using fresh raspberries, you can skip the defrosting step.
- Add the raspberries, maple syrup, coconut oil, cashew butter, and almond extract to a medium sized bowl and mix together. If using fresh raspberries, be sure to mash the raspberries while mixing.
- Add the oats, almonds, salt, and chia seeds to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix together until everything is well coated.
- Add the granola mixture to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased and place in the oven.
- Every 10 minutes, pull the baking sheet out of the oven and check the granola. Once you see it starting to get a little brown around the edges, stir the granola. Continue doing this every 10 minutes for a total of 30 to 40 minutes.
- Once all of the granola is light golden, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. The granola will crisp up while cooking.
- After the granola is cooled, mix in the freeze dried raspberries & enjoy!
Notes
Serving suggestions
- Add to smoothies/smoothie bowls
- Use as a topping on yogurt bowls
- Use as a topping for oatmeal
- Simply snack on the granola by itself!
- Add as a topping to sliced bananas/apples with peanut butter for some added crunch
- 130 calories
- 5g fiber
- 5g protein
- 180 calories
- 7g fiber
- 7g protein