Crunchy Cinnamon Granola (vegan)

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Once you try this homemade crunchy cinnamon granola you'll never go back! Loaded with healthy nuts and seeds and flavored with caramel-like almond butter.

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This healthy, homemade granola works on top of yogurt and bowls or as a snack in itself. Sweetened with a hint of maple syrup it's a vegan granola recipe you'll soon be whipping up regularly,

White ramekin with crunchy vegan granola in it and granola around it.

A delicious blend of maple cinnamon flavors that makes your house smell amazing.

There's a secret to whipping up this vegan granola recipe: when you cook it, make sure to press it down onto the pan so it holds together.

Trust me, this hack will make crunchy homemade granola as you've never tasted.

As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I adore having healthy, homemade snacks in the house. You're going to fall in love with this cinnamon granola because:

dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan
easy to make
delicious on its own or as a topping
it saves you money from buying an expensive store-bought brand
there are less grains and more nuts than store-bought

Ingredients You Need

Skip the brown sugar and whip up this healthier homemade cinnamon granola to fuel your body!

Pumpkin seeds: grab completely raw (but shelled) pumpkin seeds and let them absorb the flavor!

Hemp hearts: a crazy dose of healthy fats in a tiny seed! We make homemade hemp milk because it's just so potent.

Regular oats: make sure to grab gluten-free oats as needed and know that quick oats should work in this recipe if you need to swap!

Large coconut chips: you want to make sure you use the large (unsweetened) chips and not shredded coconut. This is so that you get the crunch in the vegan granola!

Chopped almonds: we like to use raw almonds and not roasted or salted. Any nut should work though.

Cinnamon: the fresher your cinnamon the more flavor in the cinnamon granola!

Salt: don't skip the salt as it gives it an indulgent flavor.

Almond butter: make sure to use fresh almond butter so that it mixes well with everything, not the hard stuff at the bottom of an old jar.

Coconut oil: the unrefined, extra virgin will have the biggest band for your buck health-wise.

Maple syrup: for true maple cinnamon flavor make sure to use real maple syrup.

Vanilla extract: the more potent your vanilla the better the flavor.

How To Make The Cinnamon Granola Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix.
Whisk together the wet ingredients until smooth.
Pour wet into dry and mix until everything is sticky.
Press the granola onto a lined baking tray so it stays together.
Bake for 12 minutes, stir the granola and repress it down.
Bake another 10 minutes and remove from the oven to let cool on the pan for thirty minutes.

Step By Step Photos

multiple granola ingredients in measuring cups all place around a glass bowl

melted almond butter and maple syrup in a glass bowl being poured into toasted coconut and nuts in a green mixing bowl

Homemade crunchy granola on parchment paper on a baking pan

Important Teaching Tips

Make sure to use shaved, unsweetened coconut. The thicker the better! I get mine from a local bulk barn.

When you put the cinnamon granola on the baking tray, press it down firmly so that it sticks together. This is what helps make it crunchy! The same applies for this chocolate protein granola.

Make sure to line the baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, otherwise, the granola recipe is more prone to burn.

You want to use real maple syrup, dark if possible as you'll get much more caramel flavor.

Substitutions

Here's the thing about homemade vegan granola- you can sub almost anything! In fact, it really doesn't matter if you use almonds or walnuts. Nuts are interchangeable.

Likewise, if you don't have enough pumpkin seeds, use sunflower seeds! It's pretty easy to mix and match the ingredients.

However, for this homemade cinnamon granola, I would advise you to not omit the large toasted coconut flakes. It's these coconut flakes that make the healthy granola recipe extra crunchy.

I don't believe you can use avocado oil in place of coconut oil as the coconut oil helps the granola recipe harden once cooled.

How To Enjoy Vegan Granola

We use cinnamon granola recipe for just about everything! A few of our house favorites are:

put on top of smoothie bowls
mixed into yogurt parfaits
eaten as a cereal for breakfast
made into granola bars for on-the-go snacks
eaten by the handful out of the fridge (totally me)

Mason jar with cinnamon granola in it and orange scoop and white ramekin with more granola in it.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Vegan Granola

Why is my homemade granola not crunchy?

There are two reasons why your granola isn't crunchy. The first is that it is cooked at too high of a temperature. Homemade granola works best when it's cooked low and slow. The second reason could be that there weren't enough liquid or "sticky" ingredients. These ingredients once cooked firm up once the homemade granola sits to cool.

How do you store vegan granola?

Store your cinnamon granola in mason jars in the fridge so that it stays fresh. In the fridge, it should last up to three months.

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