High Protein Granola Recipe Without Protein Powder (15g, Gluten-Free)

An easy, make-ahead protein snack! This high-protein granola recipe is a crunchy, nutty mixture of all the right things and made without protein powder! With 15 grams of protein per serving, you can use it as a healthy smoothie topper, in a yogurt parfait, or enjoy the homemade protein granola recipe as an easy, healthy breakfast all on its own.

Save your money and skip the store-bought varieties. This protein granola recipe tastes better than anything on the market.

Finding unique ways to bump up your daily protein intake is a struggle for most moms (learn the benefits of a high protein diet). None of us really want to live off of chicken breasts and protein powder.

But this high-protein granola recipe is an easy to fix to that. it's simple to make but it also helps curb cravings and keep you fueled.

Ingredients You Need

This high protein granola recipe is made without protein powder! Though protein powder has its benefits (learn more about choosing a protein powder for your goals), it's not always necessary.

Instead, this protein snack is made with a blend of nuts and seeds. Not only does this help keep the recipe paleo but it also makes it so that the granola comes out crunchy and not soft.

Collagen Powder: this is one of the ingredients that gives the recipe its high-protein kick. Learn more about the benefits of collagen and how to use it.

Egg Whites: these are used to help hold the granola together to create a more “cluster” effect while also contributing some protein

Dried Fruit: the protein granola recipe is sweetened only with honey and half a cup of dried fruit. Obviously, the sweeter fruit you choose (think cranberries, blueberries, etc) the sweeter the granola will be

Hemp hearts: adding a bit of crunch, plant-based protein, and healthy omega-three fatty acids to the recipe.

Shredded coconut: I opt for unsweetened coconut to keep the sugars in the granola down, however, whatever you have on hand will work. You want shredded coconut and not large flakes so that it sticks together well!

Walnuts: grab chopped walnuts or walnut pieces so that the granola holds together well and know that any chopped nut can be subbed in.

Almond flour: learn the difference between almond meal and almond flour. Either one will help bulk up the recipe.

Pumpkin seeds: loaded with zinc and a homemade granola staple! Sesame seeds work in their place.

Coconut oil: some coconut oils will have more coconut flavor than others so use one you’re comfortable with. Unfortunately, you can’t use avocado oil for this though as coconut oil helps with the texture.

Almond butter: this will help the granola stick together. Make sure to use fresh nut butter so that it’s runny and mixes well.

Honey: minimally sweetened honey also helps hold the granola together. In a pinch, maple syrup will probably work but it will alter the texture a bit as maple syrup is thinner and the sugar crystallizes differently.

Learn more about the benefits of a high protein diet.

How To Make The High Protein Granola Recipe

Making homemade protein granola is as simple as creating a giant sticky mess and baking it. It’s simple (and kind of fun!).

Important Teaching Tips

The mixture will seem wet when you mix in the egg whites- that’s okay!

When portioning the granola on the pan, spread it out and press it down slightly, it should all be “connected”.

When you stir the high protein granola at the halfway point, break it up, move the middle to the outside etc.

Once it comes out of the oven, you want to use a silicone spatula to scrape the granola off the pan, taking care to leave lots of larger chunks/clusters.

Though maple syrup will probably work in place of honey, it will alter the recipe a bit as the sugar crystallizes slightly differently.

You can easily switch up the flavors of the granola without protein powder by using different dried fruits, adding in chocolate chips etc.

What Makes This Granola High In Protein?

This protein granola recipe is high in protein due to two ingredients: egg whites and collagen powder!

All the protein without the bloat.

I use collagen powder for amping up protein and boosting gut health.

Learn about the difference between collagen and bone broth as how to increase protein intake.

Honestly, as a busy mom collagen powder just makes it easy to eat more protein and not feel like I’m living off chicken and eggs.

And more protein means more energy, more natural beauty, and feeling your BEST.

Plus, in recipes like this, you can sneak protein into your kids as it’s one of the purest sources.

I grab my collagen from Perfect Supplements because they source their collagen from pasture-raised (grass-fed) cows. So, I trust it.

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Ways To Eat Granola

• On top of your favorite strawberry protein smoothie bowl
• In place of cereal
• As trail mix
• As the top of a dairy-free yogurt parfait
• To add a crunch to cookie dough overnight oats or high protein blueberry chia pudding

Frequently Asked Questions About Protein Granola

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