Superfood Golden Berry Granola Recipe {GF, Vegan}

This golden berry granola will be your new go to breakfast or snack. Sweet and tart and packed full of flavors from oats, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, nuts, chia seeds and the one and only magical golden berry.

So remember how I was telling you that I have been obsessed with granola, both mix and bars?

And have been dreaming up all sorts of granola combination and scribbling granola recipe combinations in my imaginary notebook?

Well finally, finallyyyyy I have made my first batch of granola!

Cue fireworks going off in my head.

Seriously I shouldn’t be getting this excited about my super food golden berry granola.

But I am. I mean how could I not be? I have just recently discovered that granola might just be the best snack of all time. Awesome both with yogurt and without.

I mean it’s just so crispy and crunchy, and cinnamony, with a tart burst of freeze dried golden berries here and there to make your eyes really pop in gastronomic surprise.

I’ve got to make up for all those years of granola-free living. There were a solid 25 of them.

Now I’m going to make up for lost time.

When I made this superfood golden berry granola recipe, I was simply too impatient to wait for it to cool, so in between burst of finger burning pain, I was crunching and munching on on this batch of ever so slightly sweet and tart granola mix.

Have you met the freeze dried golden berry yet? Well you really must. This Colombia fruit is my new favorite superfood. These little bundles of color are super high in antioxidants and have cancer, kidney and liver protective effects while also modulating immune function, lowering blood sugar and countering bacteria.

Bam, how’s that for a super power of a berry.

And top that off with just plain delicious. In a tart way of course. It may be too much for some people, but for me the flavor is just perfect.

A refreshing burst of flavor, you’ll be surprised when you bite into one of these freeze fried parcels of goodness .
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That’s how I’m going to think of them from now on — little bites of joy. These have yet to real the popularity of the famous goji berries and the newly established chia superfood, but just wait, these golden berries will be next.

And you’ll be thanking me if you get on board asap and start buying these up — who knows, they might even run out of them in stores and then you’ll really be depriving yourself.

So if you’re looking for a new healthy snack – this gluten-free golden berry granola recipe has you covered. You simply can’t go wrong with oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, chia seeds, and golden berries. This is a powerhouse recipe of vitamins and nutrients and the golden berries are bound to become your new favorite snack of all time. It’s a bit hard to find freeze fried golden berries, mostly they seem to be sold in dried form, but if you can get your hands on some your life will never be the same! They are simply addictive – especially in this golden berry granola!

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Gluten-Free Golden Berry Granola {vegan}

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

This Gluten-Free Golden Berry Granola will be your new go to breakfast or snack. Sweet and tart and packed full of flavors from oats, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, nuts, chia seeds and the one and only magical golden berry.

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American, gluten free, Healthy, Vegan

Servings: 6

Calories: 430 kcal

Author: Vicky Berman

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups gluten free oats
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup cashews
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup coconut Oil
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup freeze dried golden berries
• 2 teaspoons chia seeds

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl combine cinnamon, oats, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, cashews, chia seeds, and almonds. Mix.
3. In a small bowl combine the oil and honey. Warm in the microwave for 10 seconds and mix until combined.
4. Add the honey mix to the granola mixture and combine until smooth.
5. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil and place granola on the sheet in a single layer.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, mix the granola around and continue to bake in 5 minute increments, checking on it and stirring it up until toasted and cooked. (I baked mine for a total of 20 minutes).
7. Remove from oven and let cool.

Recipe Notes

Recipe Adapted From The Pink Peppercorn

Nutrition Facts

Gluten-Free Golden Berry Granola {vegan}

Amount Per Serving

Calories 430 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Fat 24g37%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Sodium 6mg0%

Potassium 607mg17%

Carbohydrates 48g16%

Fiber 10g42%

Sugar 19g21%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 880IU18%

Vitamin C 1.7mg2%

Calcium 50mg5%

Iron 3.2mg18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.