Almond Coconut Butter Granola
This Almond Coconut Butter Granola is the perfect topping for your yogurt, or it’s great on its own as a healthy snack! This easy recipe is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and vegan.
When it comes to eating breakfast, I am such a creature of habit. I get into a breakfast routine, and I stick to it. Since I started college, I’ve been almost perpetually stuck in the same breakfast routine of yogurt, berries, and granola.
The yogurt has graduated from my younger years when I ate only low-fat vanilla yogurt. While I used to scoff at Greek yogurt, now I love the stuff. It’s thick and creamy and makes breakfast just so much better.
Recently, I tried the new Yoplait Plenti line of Greek yogurt, which is delicious Greek yogurt with added oats, flax seeds, and pumpkin seeds. I grabbed to Strawberry flavor and it was oh so good. It’s rich and creamy and has an amazing texture all by itself thanks to the added seeds and oats.
The strawberry yogurt could definitely be breakfast or a snack all by itself because it’s so hearty and delicious (while still light and energizing). But, because I’m a creature of habit, I added this homemade almond coconut butter granola and berries. We all know I’m a gluten-free granola girl ;)
The granola in my morning breakfast routine changes with whatever I have on hand, whatever season it is, and whatever I feel like experimenting with at the moment. However, I am almost firmly in the homemade granola only camp. I do buy it on occasion, but only if the situation is dire. It’s just so easy to make and customize for yourself!
For today’s recipe, I poured my favorite nut butter all into my granola mixture, and the results were magnificent. My favorite snack is an apple sliced super thin with a bit of almond coconut butter on the slices. I actually buy almond butter in bulk from WinCo, buy a bunch of unsweetened shredded coconut, blend the coconut butter in my Vitamix for about a minute on high until it’s smooth and buttery. Then I add the almond butter, whiz it together, and voilà. Delicious, and way cheaper than buying pre-made almond coconut butter.
Going off the flavors from the almond coconut butter, I added in a bunch of coconut flakes and almonds. Because I’m indecisive and love texture, I added both sliced almonds and whole almonds that I chopped up roughly. Maple syrup sweetens it all up, and helps hold things together. I bake this granola at 300°F so it doesn’t burn, and this helps it get all clumpy and dry and awesome.
Between this almond coconut butter granola, all the fresh berries that have made their way into my fridge recently, and the delicious strawberry Yoplait Plenti yogurt, I’m going to have some seriously happy mornings coming up. Enjoy!
Want more gluten-free granola?
- Easy Chocolate Granola
- 5-Ingredient Grain-Free Granola
- Coconut Pecan Granola
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola
Almond Coconut Butter Granola
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 20 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Almond Coconut Butter Granola is the perfect topping for your yogurt, or it’s great on its own as a healthy snack! This easy recipe is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and vegan.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups rolled oats, gluten-free if necessary
- 1 cup almonds, sliced & roughly chopped
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ½ cup pepitas
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup coconut butter
- ¼ cup almond butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking liner.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, coconut flakes, and pepitas. In a smaller bowl, mix together remaining ingredients and stir until fully incorporated. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir together until the dry ingredients are completely coated.
- Pour mixture onto prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Bake for 40-50 minutes, rotating every 20 minutes to ensure even cooking, and flipping sections of it, trying not to break it up too much. Remove from oven and allow to cool entirely (I like to press mine down a bit right when it gets out of the oven so I get chunky granola, depends on your preference). When it’s fully cooled, store in an airtight container for up to a month, if it lasts that long!
Nutrition
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 61
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 4
Thanks to Yoplait for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are my own.
That looks like some delicious granola! Love the use of coconut butter :)
This is SO my kind of granola goodness! I could eat anything almond/coconut alllll day long and I love yogurt. Need to find this new line! Pinned!
I’ve been in a major breakfast rut too. Just cereal with blueberries. This looks delicious! I love granola!
Love homemade granola and need to make some! And I’ve seen this yogurt, but never tried it, will definitely do :)
Oh man, now I know what I’m making for breakfast! There’s nothing better than homemade granola, and this flavor combination sounds great, pinned!
I love how this has almond and coconut butter in it… two of my favorites! :)
I’m a breakfast creature of habit too, I don’t think I’ve changed up my routine of eggs and fruit for years. You definitely have inspired me though to put a little more thought into my breakfasts.. this granola looks VERY tempting.
Yummm, I love this post, Rachel! Greek yogurt is my fave. <3
Thanks so much Abby! Me too :)
What a lovely, golden and crunchy-looking granola! I have been meaning to make homemade granola for the longest time. I will have to try! I love greek yogurt too, it’s so delicious! This is the perfect breakfast I think.
Haha, it totally is my perfect breakfast!! Thanks so much, Jessica.