Coconut Vanilla Granola (Vegan and Gluten Free)

Coconut Vanilla Granola.  I have to admit, I am more of a vanilla girl than a chocolate girl.  You could probably already tell that from my coconut vanilla overnight oats and my coconut vanilla chia pudding.   I couldn’t get enough of this coconut granola.

It was so good!  My picky 4 year old ate this up fast!

 

Coconut Vanilla Granola - My Whole Food Life 2

 

I have to admit, this recipe was actually supposed to be granola bars, but when I went to cut them, they crumbled.  Same thing happened with my Blueberry Cashew Trail Mix.

Since the taste was amazing, I decided to share the recipe as granola.  This homemade granola is bursting with vanilla and coconut.

I just love those ground vanilla beans. They make everything so yummy!  If you haven’t tried them, I highly recommend it.

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Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch

I made you some Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch! One of my favorite things to do is to re-create healthy versions of unhealthy foods.  Cereal is one of those things I didn’t think I could try, but boy was I wrong!

This homemade cinnamon toast crunch came out awesome where homemade cereal is concerned!  I also made this homemade cinnamon toast crunch gluten free and vegan. 🙂

homemade cinnamon toast crunch

Not only does the store-bought cereal contain a lot of processed sugars and additives, it is also not gluten free.  My version is!  I am trying to make all my future recipes gluten free.

This was a big hit with my older daughter.  She will eat my homemade granola, but she liked this even better.  I’m not going to lie, this recipe is kind of involved, but it is worth it.  I promise!

Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Prep Time 1 hr, 15 Cook Time 30 min

Why buy cinnamon toast crunch in a box when you can pull it out of the oven?

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl and wet in another bowl .
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
  4. Once everything is combined, gather the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
  5. Stick it in the fridge to firm up (I waited about an hour).
  6. Once firm, cut the dough in half with a bench scraper .
  7. Put one half on top of a sheet of parchment paper that has been lightly sprinkled with flour.
  8. Take the plastic wrap the dough was wrapped in, and place it on top of the dough. That way, you can roll the dough thin without it sticking to the rolling pin .
  9. Roll the dough as thin as you can. It will probably cover the entire baking sheet. If you want to add the sugar coating, you can do it now.
  10. Just brush the dough with water, and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on top. I didn’t even do that and it was still good.
  11. Use a pizza cutter to score the dough. I cut mine into little squares, but they were not all uniform.
  12. Once you have done all that, repeat the steps with the second half of the dough.
  13. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
  14. Then carefully flip each piece and bake for another 15-20 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

Watch the cereal carefully, because it can burn easily. Also I stored it in a glass jar in the pantry. It should last at least a week or two. Enjoy!

Pecan Pie Granola

The other day I made Pecan Pie Larabars.  They came out really good.  I had some leftover pecans, so I wanted to try a Pecan Pie Granola.  I love granola and eat it almost every day.  It keeps me full until lunchtime, which is something that cold cereal could never do.

pecan pie granola

I was really happy with the outcome of this pecan pie granola so I am sharing it with all of you!  This makes a great afternoon snack as well.  I used ground vanilla bean instead of vanilla extract in this recipe and it really makes a difference.  I buy it off Amazon and I love the stuff.

pecan pie granola

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Pecan Pie Granola

Pecan Pie Granola

Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. In one bowl, mix the dry ingredients. In another mix the wet. Add wet to dry and mix until everything is coated well.
  3. Spread granola out onto a lined baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.
  4. Pull the trays out and shake them around a bit and place back in the oven for another 15-17 minutes.  Enjoy!

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pecan pie granola