Salty sweet SunButter Granola! Clusters of oats, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, coconut, and more yummy things. For breakfast, snacking, or crunchy topping!
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My granola straight from the bag consumption has recently reached a level that is truly not okay. Solution: make my own and store it in a JAR.
Yup, found a loophole. Where there’s a will SunButter Granola there’s a way.
See not just any ol’ granola would make this sneak around okay. Pushing the granola consumption bounds like this is only justified when it’s really really GOOD granola.
Perfectly salty/sweet granola. With clusters that are hunky, but not so ginormous they could be mini cookies – it must be sprinkle-able. And we don’t need every nut and seed known to man, but enough to make the texture interesting. And a little cinnamon because (even though I will continue to pretend it is not) fall is coming.
Sure it’s a breakfast food, but it’s also a brunch food and a snack food and a pack in your lunch bento food and a scoop on top of your smoothie bowl food and if you have never put granola on ice cream…OH MAN.
You can’t put a per day quota on that kind of goodness.
Here’s what we’re working with:
- oats
- sunflower seeds
- coconut flakes
- SunButter
- maple syrup
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- salt
One (and a half) bowls. One (and a half) pans. Thirty(ish) minutes. But honestly I never mind waiting for granola to bake, because breathing in that heavenly scent is almost as good as the actual munching.
You can swap the sunflower seeds for pumpkin. You can use other varieties of SunButter besides the green organic kind. You can add more cinnamon or less salt or pumpkin pie spice if your heart is telling you to.
Treat this as your yummiest nut-free + oil-free template, and freestyle it as you see fit. It’s your SunButter Granola now!
Granola MAKING game = strong. Granola rationing game = TBD. The odds are not looking good though…
SunButter Granola
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 5 cups 1x
- Category: breakfast
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: american
Description
Salty sweet SunButter Granola! Clusters of oats, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, coconut, and more yummy things. For breakfast, snacking, or crunchy topping!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (125g) Organic SunButter (or any variety)
- 1/2 cup (160g) maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups (250g) rolled oats
- 1 cup (50g) coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup (80g) sunflower seeds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
- Melt together the SunButter, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Stir together the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry, and mix to evenly coat.
- Spread onto a lined baking sheet (or two, don’t over crowd it or it won’t crisp up right)
- Bake for 15 minutes at 325ºF. Stir. Bake for another 10 minutes until golden.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely (for the most/biggest clusters) before transferring to an airtight jar/container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 308
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 135g
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 6g
Keywords: vegan, gluten-free, snack, breakfast, oats, nut free, oil free, easy, coconut
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Omg! This is the yummiest stuff! Since I’m allergic to tree nuts, I jumped right on this recipe. It dies not disappoint! I ate so much, I might need to add another workout today. Thanks so much! 😋
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YES!! Omg I am so happy you already made it, that is wonderful to hear Fern🤗 Haha I’ve been gong through it crazy fast over here too😂😂
YUM! I made granola a few weeks ago and two of us finished the whole damn giant container in 36 hours! Gotta start making smaller batches I suppose that “tbd willpower” you refer to is always at zero! Also, hell yessss to granola on ice cream =)
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Hahaha!! I mean at least it wasn’t just you and yourself and 36 hours though😂😂 That could very easily happen in my house…has I think even tbh lol. Granola is such an underrated ice cream topping, right!?
Wow! I made this granola today. So delicious!! I just used honey instead of maple syrup. I’m in Argentina and the options at the market are different. Although it’s not impossible to find maple syrup, it is ridiculously expensive . Thanks Natalie! I’ve been following you for a long time and made a lot of your recipes. 🙂
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I am so happy you liked it!! Yes totally delicious with honey too😋
Our new ADDICTION!!! 😍😍😍 This is soooooooo good!! Salty and sweet and those crunchy clusters….perfection ❤️ Best of all – Willow approved. I made it so Willow had a great nut-free snack to bring tomorrow, but since we also can’t bring anything with coconut (SO frustrating) I made a minor adjustment and instead of coconut flakes, I added in some hemp seeds and a little extra oats! Turned out really well! Somehow chocolate chips got thrown into the mix after it cooled….not sure how that happened 😉 Thanks for getting me back into the homemade granola game!! Definitely helps our grocery budget and tastes way better 😘😘 I plan to make another batch with the coconut to keep at home!
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I am soooooo thrilled that you loved it🤗🤗 But I must know…NO COCONUT at homeschooling?? That’s so sad, coconut is so magical though😢 Well I am glad you compensated with my favorite little seeds and chocolate chips, definitely a fair trade! But can you imagine a batch with coconut and hemp seeds AND those sneaky little always somehow ending up in the mix chocolate chips😉 Now I know what my next batch will be! xo
Yum yum yummmmmm!!! Granola is the best! I love that these are so healthy too. They look beautiful Natalie <3
Ann
Yummy and healthy and easy to make–the perfect mix, right?!🤗 Hope you give it a try!
So yummy! Since I was having weekend guests (that included 5 boys ages 13 and under), I made a double batch of this granola. Even with some of it getting a little extra “toasty”, two of the three jars were gone by this morning! And they brought their own cereal or I’m sure it would have ALL been gone! Definitely a hit–I will be making it again soon! Thank you for the yummy granola recipe. Natalie!
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YAY! I am so happy it was a success, and wow sounds like a crazy/fun weekend😆 Thanks for the feedback!
THE BEST.❤❤❤ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
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YAY!! I am so happy you enjoyed it, Barbara❤️
✨Natalie!!!! You are a granola GODDESS! I just baked this now and I am totally in love 😍 I had a craving for sunflower seed butter this evening and of course you had this brilliant recipe to satisfy it! And I had EVERYTHING in my pantry to make this so I could be a good girl and not have to risk going to the grocery store in this time of germaggedon just to resolve a hankering for homemade granola hahah!
And this did not disappoint 😍!!!!
I did make a few small adjustments that some of your readers — or maybe even you might like! ☺️ I used less oats, didn’t put in any coconut or cinnamon and instead added a heaping 1/2 cup raw chopped pecans, because I loooove their naturally “buttery” taste and knew they’d enhance the sunbutter flavor 😋 I also tossed in some chia seeds for extra crunch and omega-3s!
Anyways, thank you for this nommy recipe 😍❤️✨ you continue to be one of my absolute favorite food bloggers!
Hugs, love, and be healthy and well in these trying times! 💕
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I am SO happy you loved it Vicky!! Isn’t sunflower seed butter so delicious, and even better when you don’t have to run out for anything especially now🤗🤗 Appreciate you sharing your yummy variations and feedback, enjoy the rest of the batch❤️
Oh my goodness, this was the most amazing granola that I have ever had! Today was the first granola that I made at home and I am so proud of myself that I finally did it! My apartment smells so good! Thank you for another delicious breakfast recipe!
YAY!! I am so so happy you loved it Christin🤗 Isn’t the smell marvelous, one of my favorite perks of making your own granola. Appreciate the feedback and I hope you enjoy the rest!
This recipe is AMAZING!!! I am usually more of a peanut butter person but I could not stop eating this after it came out of the oven. The salty/sweet is the perfect combo. This recipe definitely made its way to the meal planning binder in my house, so thank you!
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YAY!! I am so so happy you loved it, and honored to have earned a place in The Binder🤗 It would totally work with PB too!
Thank you! I love when you include different varieties. Making this weekend! I always memorize the ratio you suggest xx, Molly (dry:wet).
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This is a great one! And once you get the ratio figured out…endless variations🤗 enjoy!
I am already restocking my Bob’s Red Mill rolled oats. Natalie, you rock!
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I love it, happy baking!