The Gut-Healthy Granola That You Can Prep in 15 Minutes

Granola is a staple that most of us keep in our pantries for topping yogurt, applesauce or even grabbing a handful as a snack. While there are plenty of healthier versions on store shelves, many of them contain a lot of sugar, making it less than ideal for a nutritious breakfast. If you’ve never made your own granola, you might be surprised to hear that it’s actually pretty easy. Our gluten-free, gut-healthy apple cinnamon granola only takes 15 minutes to prep and then you can transfer it to the oven to do the rest of the work.

Our gluten-free granola is nut- and seed-based with pecans, almonds, walnuts and chia seeds. You might have noticed that we omitted one ingredient that you commonly see in granola, oats. Why? While some people might tolerate oats, many gut-healthy plans such as the Paleo, Autoimmune Paleo and Whole30 omit grains such as oats. (For more information on what a gut-healthy diet looks like, check out 8 Steps to a Healthier Microbiome.)

The best thing about making your own granola is that you can control the type of sweetener as well as the amount. Our recipe uses ⅓ cup pure maple syrup or raw honey for the entire recipe that serves eight, but you can feel free to increase or decrease that amount to your preference.

For even more gut-health benefits, serve it with a probiotic-rich organic plain yogurt, or try coconut yogurt to keep it dairy-free. (Laava dairy-free yogurt is one of our favorites and rich in probiotics.)

SERVINGS: 8

PREP TIME: 15 min

DURATION: 60 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw unsalted pecans
• 1 cup raw unsalted almonds
• 1 cup raw unsalted walnuts
• 1/2 cup chia seeds
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/3 cup raw honey or pure maple syrup
• 3 tbsp melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 cup chopped dried unsweetened apples