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    Home » Snacks

    Author: Emily Krill | Published: Jan 15, 2022 | Modified: Jan 15, 2022

    Quick Keto Granola

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    This Keto Granola recipe comes together in a jiffy. It's grain-free, gluten-free sugar-free, and has just 5g net carbs.

    a bowl of Keto granola
    Jump to:
    • 💬 Keto dieters often ask
    • 🥣 Ingredients   
    • 🥜 Nuts for nuts 
    • 📖 Instructions
    • 🥛 Got milk?
    • 🍓 Serving Suggestions
    • 📋 Recipe

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.

    Snacks are everything when you are on a low carb diet.  If you don’t have something close at hand when you start feeling peckish, then you’ll be sorely tempted to scrap the diet and eat a bag of potato chips.  But you must RESIST! 

    Luckily, this Keto Granola recipe can help. 

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    💬 Keto dieters often ask

    Is granola ok for the Keto diet?

    Not at all! Classic granola contains sweetened oats, grains, and dried fruit, so it is not Keto friendly. But that’s fine, we don’t need oats, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, coconut, and honey to make our low carb granola.  Well, I mean, we’ll use some of those ingredients.  Nuts, seeds, and coconut are naturally low in carbohydrates, so we’ll use them in our granola. 

    Is dried fruit Keto?

    No, usually not. But you can buy unsweetened dried cranberries online, and we'll be using those in this Keto Granola recipe.

    What are the best brands of Keto granola?

    I like the Purely Elizabeth brand. Their Banana Nut Butter Granola is to die for. If you like a little chocolate in your Keto granola, I recommend Sola Chocolate Raspberry Granola. And you can't go wrong with HighKey Muesli.

    But enough about storebought granola, let's just make our own, shall we?

    close up of grain-free granola

    🥣 Ingredients   

    • sliced almonds
    • whole almonds
    • chopped pecans
    • unsweetened coconut flakes
    • almond butter
    • coconut butter
    • egg whites
    • Swerve Granular
    • ground cinnamon
    • sesame seeds
    • sugar-free chocolate chips
    • unsweetened dried cranberries
    bowls of the ingredients

    🥜 Nuts for nuts 

    Now, this recipe calls for almonds and pecans, but that isn’t written in stone. You can substitute in other low carb nuts like macadamia nuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, cashews, or pistachios.  Just make sure that the nuts equal 3 cups. 

    Some people think that peanuts are Keto, but others do not.

    Peanuts are actually legumes and not nuts, and legumes are against the rules of Strict Keto. So if you are pro-peanut, then you can use them in this Keto Granola, and if not, then I pity you.  A life without peanuts is no life at all.

    a pan of Keto granola

    📖 Instructions

    1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F and get out parchment paper, a large cookie sheet, and an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.
    2. Add the almonds and pecans to the parchment-covered cookie sheet.  Toast nuts for 4-5 minutes until just starting to brown.  Add coconut flakes and toast for 2-3 minutes more.  Keep a close eye on them because it is very easy to burn them.
    3. Add nuts and coconut flakes to a blender and pulse.  Shake the blender to mix the ground nuts and the unground nuts.  Pulse and shake a couple more times until the nuts are all broken up but not completed ground up. 
    4. Add almond butter and coconut butter to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds until melted.  Stir together until smooth.
    5. In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites, sweetener, and cinnamon.  Mix in the coconut and almond butter mixtures.  Mix together the wet and the dry ingredients.  Fold in sesame seeds.  Fold in chocolate chips or dried cranberries if you are using them. 
    6. Use the parchment that you used to toast the nuts to line an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.  Press the parchment paper into the bottom of the pan and fold the paper at the corners. You don't need to do it, but it helps if you grease the pan beforehand, because then the parchment paper will stick to the sides and bottom of the pan.  Bake for 15-18 minutes until just starting to brown. 
    7. Cool the granola mixture in the pan for 1 hour.  Cut the granola roughly to break it into large pieces.
    8. Use your hands to crumble the mixture into clusters.  
    a spoonful of low carb granola

    🥛 Got milk?

    Regular cow's milk is very high in natural sugar, but not to worry.  There are some really good milk alternatives out there.  You can use unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk, or light coconut milk. 

    Or you can make your own milk by watering down heavy whipping cream.

    It’s a 1:9 ratio, of 1 part cream to 9 parts water.  So, for example, you could mix 2 ¼ cups water and ¼ cup cream you’ll have 2 ½ cups of low carb milk. When you compare the two, the same amount of milk has 29g carbs whereas the watered down cream has just 2g.

    If you like this low carb breakfast, then you might like my recipes for Keto Waffles, Keto Banana Bread or Keto Cheese Grits.

    a spoon in a bowl of gluten-free granola

    🍓 Serving Suggestions

    You can’t go wrong with a few berries on top. Or you could make a parfait with granola, berries, and Greek yogurt.  That’s another yum.  If you have more berries, you can mix up a cobbler using granola as the crumble topping.  Or you can just eat it plain, by the handful.  Really, there is no limit to what you can do with your homemade Keto Granola. 

    Because, you know what they say.  

    On a low carb diet, snacks are everything.

    a top down view of a bowl of nuts and seeds
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    Ok, chow for now!

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    (But let's keep in touch.)

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    Quick Keto Granola

    a bowl of Keto granola
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    ★★★★★

    5 from 3 reviews

    This is Keto Granola recipe comes together in a jiffy. It's grain-free, gluten-free sugar-free, and has just 5g net carbs.

    • Author: Emily Krill
    • Prep Time: 10
    • Cook Time: 24
    • Total Time: 34 minutes
    • Yield: 6 cups 1x
    • Category: Snack
    • Method: Baked
    • Cuisine: American
    • Diet: Gluten Free

    Ingredients

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    Granola:

    • 1 cup sliced almonds
    • ½ cup whole almonds
    • ½ cup chopped pecans
    • 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
    • 2 tablespoons almond butter
    • 1 tablespoon coconut butter
    • 2 large egg whites
    • 5 tablespoons Swerve Granular
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ cup sesame seeds

    Optional Add-Ins:

    • ¼ cup Lily's Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Baking Chips
    • ¼ cup unsweetened dried cranberries

     

     

    Instructions

    Step 1.  Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F and get out parchment paper, a large cookie sheet, and an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.Step 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees F

    Step 2.  Add the almonds and pecans to the parchment-covered cookie sheet.  Toast nuts for 4-5 minutes until just starting to brown.  Add coconut flakes and toast for 2-3 minutes more.  Keep a close eye on them because it is very easy to burn them.step 2 toast almonds, pecans and coconut flakes

    Step 3.  Add nuts and coconut flakes to a blender and pulse.  Shake the blender to mix the ground nuts and the unground nuts.  Pulse and shake a couple more times until the nuts are all broken up but not completed ground up.step 3 pulse the nuts in the blender a couple times

    Step 4.  Add almond butter and coconut butter to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds until melted.  Stir together until smooth.step 4 melt together almond butter and coconut butter

    Step 5.  In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites, sweetener, and cinnamon.  Mix in the coconut and almond butter mixtures.  Mix together the wet and the dry ingredients.  Fold in sesame seeds.  Fold in chocolate chips or dried cranberries if you are using them.step 5 whisk together eggs, sugar free sweetener and cinnamon

    Step 6.  Use the parchment that you used to toast the nuts to line an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.  Press the parchment paper into the bottom of the pan and fold the paper at the corners. You don't need to do it, but it helps if you grease the pan beforehand, because then the parchment paper will stick to the sides and bottom of the pan.  Bake for 15-18 minutes until just starting to brown.step 7 bake for 15-18 minutes

    Step 7.  Cool the granola mixture in the pan for 1 hour.  Cut the granola roughly to break it into large pieces.step 8 cut the low carb granola into pieces

    Step 8.  Use your hands to crumble the mixture into clusters.step 9 use your hands to crumble the granola into clusters  

    Notes

     

     

     

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: ½ cup
    • Calories: 272
    • Fat: 24
    • Carbohydrates: 10
    • Fiber: 5
    • Protein: 6

    Keywords: Low Carb Granola, Keto Granola, Gluten Free Granola, Sugar Free Granola

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    Comments

    1. Holly says

      August 08, 2019 at 3:03 pm

      This granola is AWESOME! I skipped the step where you crumble the granola and just cut them into granola bars. Some of the edges broke apart, but I got most of them to stick together. Thanks for posting this recipe!

      ★★★★★

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      • EmilyKrill says

        August 08, 2019 at 3:06 pm

        No problem! I actually have a granola bar recipe that is very similar to this one. https://www.resolutioneats.com/blog/low-carb-keto-chocolate-almond-granola-bars/

        Reply
    2. Brandi says

      May 05, 2019 at 3:34 pm

      What a perfect granola recipe. Definitely going to try this one. Thank you so much for sharing.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        May 05, 2019 at 3:49 pm

        Sure thing!

        Reply
        • C. Sutton says

          October 15, 2020 at 10:19 am

          This sounds just like what I will enjoy. Question though. .I dont see coconut flour in the ingredients but in the instructions. How much us used?

          Reply
          • EmilyKrill says

            October 15, 2020 at 11:27 am

            Sorry- typo! I meant coconut flakes, not coconut flour. Fixing recipe now. Thanks for letting me know!

            Reply
    3. Reba says

      October 25, 2018 at 2:45 pm

      I love quick recipes and I've been missing granola. Thanks for posting.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        October 25, 2018 at 9:40 pm

        Sure thing. This is in the weekly rotation at my house.

        Reply

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