Savory Granola

Change up your granola game with a helping of savory granola. It’s slightly sweet, spicy, nutty, and delicious. Serve it as a snack or sprinkle it on top of yogurt or your favorite salad.

Savory granola has the same basic ingredients as regular granola but it is less sweet. It’s great for those times that you are looking for a quick grab and snack that’s not sweet, is good for you and is easy to make.

This recipe was originally posted in 2017, it’s been updated for content and photos.

Recipe Highlights

• It’s healthy! Made with natural ingredients and a good source or protein.
• It’s easy to make and the perfect grab and go healthy snack.
• Very customizable. It can be made grain-free, gluten-free or nut-free, see the options below.

Here is what you will need

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• Rolled oats
• Walnuts
• Almonds
• Chia seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Unrefined coconut oil
• Honey
• Tamari sauce
• Egg white
• Cayenne pepper
• Fennel seeds
• Mixing bowl
• Parchment paper
• Baking Sheet

Estimated Time To Make This Recipe: 20 to 30 minutes

How to Make it

Please note that is a summary of steps, refer to the recipe card below for details and ingredient amounts

Place the dry Ingredients into a bowl

Whisk the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl and pour it on top of the dry ingredients

Stir all of the ingredients together

Pile the granola mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet

Spread it out and press it down onto the baking sheet with the back of a wooden spoon

Bake for 25 minutes and allow the granola to cool off which will also help to crisp up the granola.

Ingredient Tips

The best type of oats to use

Rolled oats or quick cooking oats can be used to make granola. My preference is to used rolled oats. They are thicker and tend to hold up better in granola. 

The Best natural sweetner for granola

Honey or real maple syrup (not pancake syrup) are the best natural sweeteners for granola. If those are not available you can use an equal amount of agave nectar or brown rice syrup. 

Raw nuts vs. toasted nuts

Be sure that the nuts you use to make granola are raw and have not been toasted for best results. Nuts that have already been toasted will lose some of their flavor once they are toasted again in the granola.

Storage

You can store granola at room temperature in a covered glass container for up to a month for optimum freshness. I like to use a mason jar for this, but any glass food storage container will work.

You can also freeze granola for up to three months. Place it in an airtight container such as a mason jar or a stasher bag. Allow it to thaw at room temperature before using it.

Change it up

Use any combination of nuts and seeds that you like. Here are some suggestions: macdamia nuts, cashews, pecans, hazlenuts, quinoa, pistachios, peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds.

For a nut-free version use only seeds such as quinoa, chia seeds, pumpkins seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds.

For a grain-free version, leave out the oats and add an extra cup of nuts and seeds.

You might also like these healthy snack ideas

• Peanut butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
• Dark Chocolate Grain Free Granola Bars
• Maple Glazed Cashews
• Homemade Dark Chocolate Bark

Nutrition information is provided by Nutrifox,  an online calculator and is meant to be used for informational purposes only.  Even though I try to provide accurate information, these figures should still be considered as estimates.