Gluten-Free Granola with Pumpkin Seed and Millet
It’s easy to make a healthy gluten-free vegan granola! This simple plant-based recipe has millet, oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, and raisins. With no refined sugars, syrups, or oils. A delicious, nutritious snack.
Enjoy this gluten-free granola as an easy, portable breakfast. Or, sprinkle it on Cherry Chia Pudding, Easy Vegan Chia Coconut “Cream”, or Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oatmeal for a delicious, plant-based treat.
Medium | Servings: 16 | Ready In: 50 minutes | Yield: 8 cups
How to Make A Date-Flax Vegan Egg
The trick to this whole foods, plant-based granola is a a date-flax vegan egg. In traditional granola recipes, you’ll often see egg white, oil, and sugar to help the granola bind. However, this vegan recipes combines ground flax seed, dates, and water. After the dates and flax soak, you puree the mixture. This gives you a sweet, gooey paste.
To use your date-flax paste for granola, you simply toss with with a mixture of oats, nuts, seeds, and a few spices. I like adding whole grain millet and pumpkin seeds for extra crunch. The date-flax paste coats the granola mixture and binds it. In turn, when you bake the granola, you get clumps of sweet, crunchy granola. It’s so easy and so delicious!
Watch this Cooking Video to Learn How to Make a Flax Egg:
Chef Katie’s Plant-Based Oil-Free Baking Tips:
Celiac Concern: Oats are naturally gluten-free. However, they are often processed in facilities alongside wheat products. If cross-contamination is a concern, check for “Certified Gluten-Free” oats.
What is Millet? Millet is a naturally gluten-free whole grain. It adds a nice crunch to this granola.
Other Dried Fruits: You can swap out the raisins for other dried fruit like cranberries, cherries, currants, golden raisins…or even chocolate chips
Nut-Free: Omit the sliced almonds or substitute with raw sunflower seeds.
No Oil or Maple Syrup? I’m on a mission to get rid of empty calories. This recipe uses a flax egg for moisture and dried fruits for natural sweetness, avoiding the need for refined oils or sugars.
Gluten-Free Granola with Pumpkin Seed and Millet
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground flax meal 13g
- 1/2 cup dried pitted dates 100g
- 3/4 cup warm water 6oz
- 2 cups thick rolled oats 180g
- 1/4 cup millet 50g
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds 46g
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raw shelled pumpkin seeds or “pepitas” 65g
- 1/2 cup raisins 82g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
To make the Date-Flax paste:
- Combine the dates, ground flax, and 3/4 cup warm water. Let sit for at least 5 minutes, to soften. Then, use a blender to puree the mixture until smooth. While you’re waiting for the dates to soak, you can measure your other granola ingredients.
To make the Pumpkin Seed Millet Granola:
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, millet, sesame seeds, almonds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, ginger, pumpkin seeds, and salt (everything but the raisins). Pour the date paste into the bowl with the oats mixture. Stir to mix granola.
- Spread the granola mixture into a single layer on the lined baking sheet. Bake at 325F for 45 minutes, until golden brown. Stir every 15-20 minutes.
- When the granola is done, remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Stir in the raisins.
- Leave on the counter, uncovered, for up to 10 days. Freeze for longer storage.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 16.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 107 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 4 g | 6 % |
| Saturated Fat 1 g | 3 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 39 mg | 2 % |
| Potassium 73 mg | 2 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 15 g | 5 % |
| Dietary Fiber 3 g | 13 % |
| Sugars 6 g | |
| Protein 3 g | 7 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 9 % |
| Iron | 4 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |
Shopping List
- GF Harvest Gluten Free Organic Rolled Oats
- Arrowhead Mills Organic Whole Millet
- MOrganic Sun-Dried Deglet Noor Dates (32 Oz)
- Grain Brain Golden Flax Seed Meal
- Mariani Mariani Sliced Almonds
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Leaving the oatmeal uncovered; does this maintain its optimal freshness?
Yes, I usually leave the granola uncovered to maintain crunchiness. However, I’ve found you can also store covered or in an plastic bag. The trick is to let it cool completely before covering (or else it can lose its crunch)
Quick and healthy recipes. Thanks for sharing recipes.