With the ketogenic lifestyle in mind, we've carefully crafted this recipe to offer a low-carb, high-fat, healthy, and crunchy granola alternative to the traditional muesli or breakfast cereal. Rest assured that this granola doesn't taste like a substitute for anything—it's incredibly tasty!
Considering the negative impact of consuming too much sugar on health — higher blood pressure, heart disease, inflammation, weight gain, and diabetes, to name a few — sugar-free alternatives of popular recipes are gaining ever more popularity.
In this recipe, we've combined the irresistible sweetness of sugar-free white chocolate with a medley of nutritious nuts and seeds, creating a treat that can be enjoyed as cookies, cookie bars, or a delightful breakfast granola or muesli substitute.
Serve it with a vibrant smoothie, an oatmeal smoothie, ice cream, milk, an oatmeal smoothie bowl, or your favorite yogurt, or enjoy it as a simple, crunchy snack. It will become your favorite granola in no time!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
This homemade granola is a delightful combination of crunchy and creamy textures. The rich flavors of the sugar-free white chocolate blend harmoniously with the nutty goodness of almonds, walnuts, and a variety of seeds. Packed with healthy fats, protein, and essential nutrients, this recipe provides a satisfying and energizing start to your day or a delectable guilt-free snack.
Whether following a keto lifestyle or simply looking for a scrumptious and nutritious alternative to traditional granola, this recipe will surely become a favorite. It's incredibly versatile, allowing you to shape it as cookies or cookie bars for convenient on-the-go indulgence, crack it into smaller pieces and sprinkle it over yogurt, serve it with fresh fruit, or enjoy it with a splash of milk as a wholesome breakfast option. Our favorite way of serving this granola is with plain, sugar-free yogurt, sliced fruits, fresh berries, and some sugar-free maple syrup. Yummm!
So, gather your ingredients and prepare to experience the perfect blend of sweetness, crunch, and nourishment in every bite!
Ingredients
For this sugar-free granola recipe, you'll need the following ingredients:
- Peanuts: You'll need regular, unsalted peanuts without shell. Peanuts are tasty and a great source of fatty acids and other nutrients. Did you know that the papery, thin peanut skin provides the most nutritional benefits? Don't bother peeling it off!
- Sunflower seeds: Whenever possible, look for organic sunflower seeds with no additives. You can use raw or lightly roasted seeds, but there's no need to pre-roast the seeds if you buy the raw ones.
- Sesame seeds: White and black sesame seeds are both valid options. Use any of the two types or a blend of both.
- Chia seeds: Chia seeds won't add much flavor but provide lots of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol levels, improving diabetes and weight control, and lowering anxiety and depression.
- White and dark keto chocolate: Depending on your location, different sugar-free chocolate brands might be available. In Europe, a great choice is Torras' chocolate products. It might be a good idea to test several ones to see if you're satisfied with the chocolate's sweetness, texture, and after-taste.
- Egg whites: These will ensure the granola chunks don't fall apart and help you shape the granola into bars or cookies, depending on your preferences.
- Allulose, monk fruit sweetener, or a similar sugar-free sweetener of your choice: Any natural sweetener will do the work. We've also found that brown natural sweeteners (like Sukrin Gold) are great choices for sweet (and baked) dishes like this granola.
Directions
1. Whisk the egg whites with allulose (or another sweetener of your choice) until stiff.
2. Add nuts and seeds into the whisked egg whites. Stir well.
3. Transfer the mixture to a baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 25 minutes at 365℉.
4. Remove the granola from the oven for a minute, cover it with grated white keto chocolate, and return it to the oven for another 5 minutes.
5. Once 5 minutes have passed, take the granola out of the oven, level the chocolate out using a silicone spatula, sprinkle with the dark keto chocolate, and return it to the oven for another couple of minutes to melt the chocolate.
6. Remove the granola from the oven, level the chocolate using a silicone spatula, and let it cool completely.
7. Once the granola has cooled, crack or cut it into pieces of the desired size. Crack it finely for breakfast granola or cut into bars or cookies for a snack.
Recipe Variations
- You can add other seeds and nuts according to your preferences. Next time, try adding some pumpkin seeds, tree nuts (almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios, or walnuts), coconut flakes, or flax seeds that will be great additions to this recipe. Nuts and seeds are great for incorporating high-vibrational foods into your daily menu. Note that you might need to increase the amount of chocolate, egg whites, and allulose proportionally if you increase the amount of nuts and seeds in the recipe. Otherwise, the granola might not hold together well or lack some sweetness.
- When not on keto, nuts can partially be substituted with organic oats for a more muesli-style meal.
- There's also an easy way to adapt this recipe for those who don't follow a sugar-free diet. Replace the sugar-free sweetener with refined sugar or coconut sugar and sugar-free chocolate with regular white and milk/dark chocolate, and you'll never want to look for store-bought granolas again!
- Honey can also be used as a natural sweetener instead of an allulose or monk fruit blend.
- Add small amounts of organic cocoa powder and cinnamon for a cozy winter breakfast meal.
- Sprinkle with sugar-free maple syrup for extra sweetness and flavor.
Frequently Asked Questions
The best way to store this homemade granola is at room temperature in an airtight container, a glass jar, or a convenient resealable pouch for portability. It will stay fresh for at least 2-3 weeks, even slightly longer.
Yes, it definitely can if you need to prepare a batch in advance.
Healthy Homemade Granola (No Sugar Added)
Ingredients
- 14 oz (400g) peanuts
- 12 oz (350g) sunflower seeds
- 1.5 oz (45g) sesame seeds
- 1.5 oz (45g) chia seeds
- 9 oz (250g) white keto chocolate
- 1.5 oz (40g) regular (dark) keto chocolate
- 2 egg whites
- 3.5 oz (100g) allulose
Instructions
- Whisk the egg whites with the sweetener until stiff.
- Add all nuts and seeds into the whisked egg whites. Stir well.
- Transfer the mixture to a baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 25 minutes at 365℉ (185℃).
- Take the granola out of the oven for a minute to cover it with grated white keto chocolate and return to the oven for another 5 minutes.
- Take the granola out of the oven, level the chocolate using a silicone spatula. Sprinkle with the dark keto chocolate and return to the oven for another couple of minutes to melt the chocolate.
- Take the granola out of the oven, level the chocolate using a silicone spatula and let it cool completely.
- Once the granola has cooled, crack or cut it into pieces of the desired size. Crack it finely to use as breakfast granola, or cut into bars for a snack.
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Notes
- When not on keto, replace the sweetener with regular sugar or honey.
- Add small amounts of organic cocoa powder and cinnamon for a cozy winter breakfast meal.
- Sprinkle with sugar-free maple syrup for extra sweetness and flavor.
Nutrition Facts
Disclaimer: This nutrition label was created using an online calculator and may not be 100% accurate.
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