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Carrot Cake Granola

This carrot cake granola recipe is easy to make, naturally gluten-free and vegan, and it celebrates the flavors we all love in carrot cake!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dairy free, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats (use certified gluten-free oats if making this GF)
  • 1 cup grated or shredded carrots
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • (optional) 1/2 cup shaved or shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • pinch of cloves (optional)
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Add the oats, carrots, pecans, walnuts, coconut (if using), maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large mixing bowl.  Toss well until combined.
  • Spread the mixture out evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, pulling the mixture out at the halfway point and giving it a good stir before the final round of baking.  Remove and let cool until the granola reaches room temperature.  Then add raisins and toss to combine.
  • Enjoy immediately, or store in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

*If you’d prefer to just use one kind of nuts, you can either use 2 cups of pecans or 2 cups of walnuts.  If you don’t like raisins, you can just omit them.