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Grain Free granola

TracyBEstes
TracyBEstes Posts: 6 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I just discovered grain fee granola as a low carb option to still be able to eat granola, and get additional fiber.

Does anyone any recipes for this?

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  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    I would guess that you could use any granola recipe and leave out the grain.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    So is the main ingredient not oats?
  • kbmnurse1
    kbmnurse1 Posts: 316 Member
    I like Kind Healthy Grains Cinnamon Oat Cluster Granola in my yogurt.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    lalalacroix wrote: »
    So is the main ingredient not oats?

    It's usually made without oats (at least the recipes I've seen). Many of them are nut-based.

    I would be super-cautious about eating this like a granola because nuts have so many more calories than oats, but people willing to allocate more calories to breakfast may be able to fit it in more regularly.

    https://minimalistbaker.com/simple-grain-free-granola/

    Holy cow that'sa bowl o' nuts. Could definitely eat a day's worth of calories in one bowl lol.

    I know, right! As if regular granola wasn't enough of a calorie shocker . . .

    And it could still have a lot of carbs depending on what dried fruit/berries/coconut/raw nuts you use. I am more calorie concerned and have stayed away from granola for years because of the high calorie count.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    lalalacroix wrote: »
    So is the main ingredient not oats?

    It's usually made without oats (at least the recipes I've seen). Many of them are nut-based.

    I would be super-cautious about eating this like a granola because nuts have so many more calories than oats, but people willing to allocate more calories to breakfast may be able to fit it in more regularly.

    https://minimalistbaker.com/simple-grain-free-granola/

    Holy cow that'sa bowl o' nuts. Could definitely eat a day's worth of calories in one bowl lol.

    I know, right! As if regular granola wasn't enough of a calorie shocker . . .

    And it could still have a lot of carbs depending on what dried fruit/berries/coconut/raw nuts you use. I am more calorie concerned and have stayed away from granola for years because of the high calorie count.

    Yeah, that particular recipe I linked to also had maple syrup (although I'm sure you could sub out for a low carbohydrate-friendly sweetener).
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    lalalacroix wrote: »
    So is the main ingredient not oats?

    It's usually made without oats (at least the recipes I've seen). Many of them are nut-based.

    I would be super-cautious about eating this like a granola because nuts have so many more calories than oats, but people willing to allocate more calories to breakfast may be able to fit it in more regularly.

    https://minimalistbaker.com/simple-grain-free-granola/

    Ok. Thanks. I imagine it would then be more caloric than traditional.
  • TracyBEstes
    TracyBEstes Posts: 6 Member
    Right. It is nut and seed based. No oats.

    I like to add a very small amount to my morning yogurt. I eat Fage 0% plain. It tastes so good. Only about 7 grams carbs, and about 25 grams protein!
  • TracyBEstes
    TracyBEstes Posts: 6 Member
    I don’t want high calories or sugar. I just really love that crunch in my yogurt. I will not add all the sweetener a recipe calls for. Like I said, I eat plain yogurt. I’m fine without the sweet:)

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    TracyBEstes wrote: »
    I don’t want high calories or sugar. I just really love that crunch in my yogurt. I will not add all the sweetener a recipe calls for. Like I said, I eat plain yogurt. I’m fine without the sweet:)

    Then a nut-based granola probably isn't going to be a good fit for you. Oats, one of the main components of traditional granola, have fewer calories per gram than nuts.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited March 2019
    There's one in my new Passover cookbook (Well, Trail Mix but close enough):

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    It involves drizzling the liquid ingredients over the matzo, coconut, apples, carrots and cinnamon, then spreading it out on a baking sheet and baking for 2 hours, stirring every half hour, adding almonds in last 20 minutes. When it cools add the dried fruit.

    A serving is about 1/3 of a cup. (If I make it, I'll be weighing everything out and adjusting the recipe).

    (Note: cookbook says to warm the OJ before mixing it with the other liquid ingredients. Guessing that'll thin the honey.)

    Source: Passover Lite Kosher Cookbook by Gail Ashakanzi-Hankin


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