MSG Free Paleo Nut & Seed Granola
Crunchy, golden, and loaded with four kinds of nuts plus a trio of seeds, this granola is the kind of breakfast upgrade that makes you genuinely excited to get out of bed. Most store-bought granolas are packed with natural flavors, yeast extracts, and other additives that can sneak MSG or its functional cousins into your morning bowl — this one keeps things completely clean. Every ingredient is exactly what it says it is: raw nuts, seeds, coconut oil, maple syrup, and warm spices. The trick to those satisfying clusters is pressing the mixture firmly onto the pan before baking and then again right when it comes out of the oven, letting it cool completely undisturbed so everything crisps and bonds together. Cinnamon and ginger give it a gentle warmth that plays beautifully against the toasty coconut edges, and a handful of dried cranberries stirred in at the end adds a bright, chewy contrast. Spoon it over coconut yogurt, eat it dry by the handful, or layer it into a parfait — it stores well in an airtight container and gets better as the flavors settle.
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8 servings
- 1 cup raw almonds, roughly chopped
- ½ cup raw pecans, roughly chopped
- ½ cup raw cashews, roughly chopped
- ½ cup raw walnut halves, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and shredded coconut. Toss to mix evenly.
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