Name: Homemade Nut-Free Granola Recipe, Vegan and Gluten-Free
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes ( not shredded coconut); 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil, melted; 1/3 cup maple syrup; 1 tsp natural vanilla extract; 1/8 tsp salt (optional); 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

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If you love crunchy granola but have a nut allergy, you are going to love this nut-free granola recipe! This six-ingredient homemade granola recipe with chocolate and coconut is sweet, crunchy, coconutty, and insanely delicious!

A bowl of nut-free coconut granola with strawberries and blueberries

Allergy-friendly and packed with fiber and flavor, our new favorite granola recipe with vegan dark chocolate is a tropical mood booster, because we all feel better when we have some chocolate in our lives! This nut-free granola recipe of a great and filling treat on the go.

Granola recipes are the must-have take-along snack for people on the go. Eaten dry with fruit, blended with probiotic yogurt, or mixed with almond, soy, or other non-dairy milk or juice; granola can be enjoyed in so many different ways. We made our granola nut free by using seeds and coconut instead of nuts. This granola may be nut-free but is still delicious.

Our six-ingredient chocolate coconut nut-free granola recipe is one you’ll make again and again for its delicious flavor combination. Made with oats, dark chocolate, maple syrup, coconut oil, shredded coconut, and salt are all you need.

How to Make Nut-Free Granola

a bowl of nut free coconut granola before going into the oven

Step 1: Mix the liquid ingredients, oil, maple syrup (or a different liquid sweetener), and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Add the old-fashioned oats (or rolled oats), coconut flakes, and salt, and mix until everything is well-coated.

A baking sheet of Nut Free coconut granola ready to go into the oven

Step 2: Spread the oat mixture on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake it at 275ºF, stirring every 15 minutes, so this nut-free granola cooks evenly for about 45 minutes. You will know the granola is done when your house smells like a bakery...

a jar filled with nut free coconut granola

Step 3: Add dark chocolate chips when the granola has cooled. Store your baked granola in an air-tight container. It will keep for up to two weeks.

Variations

Add Seeds:If you're more adventurous, add in high-quality vanilla, dark mini chocolate chips, and sunflower seeds, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), or chia seeds for added protein -- now, that's deep, dark, and delicious! You can even use sesame seeds.
Add more nutrition:Add nutritional value by adding flax seeds, fresh fruit, or cacao nibs.
Delicious Dried Fruit: Try adding dried fruit - dried cranberries, mango, pineapple, apple, or papaya are all fabulous. Dried banana slices will also work beautifully. Always add dried fruit once the granola is baked.
Fats: Use a liquid fat like olive oil, avocado oil or melted coconut oil. Using oliv oil with add a very distinct flavor to your homemade granola.
Sweeteners: Use liquid sweeteners such as honey, pure maple syrup, agave, etc. Date syrup (silan) is an unconventional but excellent choice. Using a liquid sweetener allows the oats to get evenly coated.
Gluten-free: Want to make it Gluten-Free? Simply use gluten-free certified oats.

Tips To Make the Best Homemade Granola

Making Homemade granola is more economical than buying it in the store, which can be pricey. In addition, you can customize the ingredients to your liking and make it more or less sweet. Making granola may seem like an intimidating process. However, it's it than it seems. If you have nut allergies and don't want to give up on granola this recipe is for you.

Start by using the same amount of fat as a sweetener and then adjust it to your taste. We tend to use more fat than sweeteners.
Use old-fashioned oats, not quick oats.
Always add dried fruit after the granola is cooked, if not they will get tough and possibly burn.
Bake granola at a low temperature (275ºF) for 45-55 minutes stirring every 15 minutes so it cooks evenly and doesn't burn.
Watch your granola carefully while in the oven, it can go from done to burnt in a couple of minutes.
Granola freezes really well, it can be kept in the fridge or on the counter if planning to finish it within a couple of weeks.
Parchment paper helps keep clean-up easy.

Our nut-free granola recipe works because it's easy, versatile, customizable, nut-free, vegan, gluten-free, and very satisfying. You are going to love how fun and easy it is to make your own.

How to Serve Nut-Free Granola

Topping for ice cream.
Layered into fruit-yogurt parfaits.
Sprinkled on top of traditional oatmeal.
Added to hot chocolate.
As a topping for smoothie bowls or acai bowls.
Sprinkled on top of thick veggie soups (omit chocolate) - Check out our savory granola.
Eat as a breakfast cereal.
Little snack bags or containers for a school lunch. Make a bento lunch with granola, yogurt, and fresh fruit in each of the containers.
Take to work as a mid-afternoon energy pick-up.

bird's eye view of two bowls of coconut nut-free granola with strawberries and blueberries

Want more granola options? Try some of our other granola recipes:

This weekend why not place a big batch of coconut granola on the breakfast table, surround it with various bowls of fruit, yogurt, and non-dairy milk alternatives, and watch as your family reaches for second and third helpings! Who said breakfast has to be boring?

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