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These recipes are typically healthy with the occasional exception of an "off limits"' ingredient. Many recipes are gluten-free, Whole30, or Paleo. Some recipes are low sugar, naturally sweetened, plant-based, or dairy-free.

ACV Collagen Drink

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Apple Cider Vinegar Collagen Drink

Maybe you call it “Mama Moonshine” or “Apple Cider Sipper,” or maybe you think the idea of vinegar in a drink sounds gag-worthy. Hear me out for a second and let me just take a moment to introduce you to my favorite summer mocktail.

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ACV Health Benefits

Back in the early days of Pinterest, I started to read a lot about Apple Cider Vinegar and its health benefits. Of course, I had to test it out! It was cheap, easy to buy, and was touted as healthy for your skin, gut, and weightloss—so I’d heard. Well, spoonfuls and shots of ACV were absolutely disgusting and I couldn’t do it, nor did I really care too much about the benefits.

Fast forward a year or two and I had some pretty terrible heartburn and acid reflux. When I researched some home-remedies, ACV popped up as a solution. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to take shots of ACV again…not happening. I found a recipe for a concoction that surprised me with it’s drinkability. As all recipes do, it evolved into my ACV Collagen Drink.

And yes, it DID help with my heartburn during pregnancies.

One important note: Not all Apple Cider Vinegar is created equal. Bragg’s ACV is known as one of the best out there and is labeled as having “The Mother” referring to the active probiotic microbes. You will see some “junk” floating around on the bottom. This is good evidence of “The Mother” in your ACV. Trader Joe’s brand also seems to be pretty active and Aldi’s isn’t half bad either. If you want the gut health benefits, be sure your ACV has one good “Mother” in it.

What is Collagen?

I only just started adding collagen to this little sipper. Collagen is a protein and makes your hair, skin, and nails grow fast and strong. It is great for your tendons, bones, and joints as well as gut-health. Collagen is found in products like bone-broth (it’s what makes your bone broth thicken up and gel together). Collagen Peptides are typically derived from high quality, grass-fed bovine hides. It comes in flavored or unflavored powder.

I add collagen to everything, lately! My coffee, ACV Collagen Drink, smoothies, oatmeal, yogurt, and baked goods. It’s so versatile and so good for you!

When do I enjoy my ACV Collagen Drink?

I love to have this in the afternoons and evenings but it can be enjoyed at any time of the day. This is a great drink to enjoy when pregnant as it’s full of all kinds of good-for-you-ingredients and it makes you feel like you have your own beverage to enjoy when others are partaking. Sometimes, when I’m ready to start the party a little early, I’ll mix one of these up and hydrate instead!

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ACV Collagen Drink

This Apple Cider Collagen Drink is a refreshing summer sipper combined with lemon, berries, honey, and water.
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword ACV Drink, Collagen Peptides, Mocktail, Paleo
Cook Time 3 minutes
Servings 1 drink

Instructions

  • Muddle 3-6 berries in bottom of large glass cup/jar (raspberries, blackberries, or strawberries work best).
  • Add 1-2 tsp of raw honey.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of ACV.
  • Add 1 drop of lemon oil (I use a high quality essential oil that is safe to ingest) OR add a slice of lemon.
  • Add 1 scoop (1/2 serving) of collagen peptides and about a 1/2 cup of hot water and stir vigorously to incorporate the collagen and honey.
  • Fill with ice and cold water.
  • Garnish with basil or mint leaves and enjoy!

Notes

Cucumbers and blueberries are also great in this drink! Get creative and enjoy the health benefits of honey, collagen and ACV!
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Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear how you enjoy collagen or suggestions for hydrating!

-Suzi

Homemade Granola Recipe Guide

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Is granola a staple at your house? It is at ours! For a long time I have made my own granola. I started soon after finding out that I could not have nuts anymore. It’s amazing how many delicious foods have added nuts to them. Once again, I needed a customized granola recipe that I knew would be nut-free.

Granola is so easy to make and a cinch to modify for your preferences and needs. I’m calling this a granola recipe guide, because, as you’ll see, you get to pick and choose and customize this for your family! If you’re looking for a specific granola recipe, check out my Paleo Coconut Granola recipe.

Base Ingredients

When making granola, I generally stick to about 6 cups of dry ingredients which creates the base for the granola. These dry ingredients can be whatever you want and in any combination that sounds good to you. Here are some of my ideas AND favorite combos.

Dry Ingredients:

  1. Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (certified gluten free or otherwise)
  2. Sliced Almonds
  3. Coconut (shredded) – if using with rolled oats, add this toward the end of baking
  4. Sunflower Seeds
  5. Pepita Seeds
  6. Cashews (chopped)
  7. Peanuts (chopped)
  8. Walnuts (chopped)
  9. Pecans (chopped)
  10. Other favorite nuts
  11. Pretzels (chopped)
  12. Plantain Chips or Banana Chips (chopped)

Favorite Combinations:

  1. Traditional: 4 cups of oats, 1 cup coconut, 1 cup almonds slices
  2. Traditional II: 4 1/2 cups oats, 1 cup almond slices, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  3. Grain Free: 2 cup almonds, 1 cup walnuts, 1 cup coconut, 1/2 cup cashews, 1/2 cup peptic seeds, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  4. Grain Free + Nut-Free: 2 1/2 cups coconut, 2 1/2 cups plantain chips, 1/2 cup Pepita seeds, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds (check seed labels for nut oils if that is a concern)

The options are endless! Get creative!

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Mix-Ins

Okay, all those dry ingredients look boring right now, but we’re not done. Want to add a healthy ingredient that is also delicious? Or maybe just some yummy component to add visual interest as well as flavor? Here are some of my “mix-in” ideas divided into two categories: “add to mix before cooking” and “add to mix after cooking and cooling.”

Add to Mix Before Baking: **Keep it to 1/4-1/2 cup for these ingredients.

  1. Cocoa Nibs
  2. Ground Flax Seed
  3. Chia Seeds
  4. Cocoa Powder or Cacao (could be added to the liquid mixture instead)
  5. Collagen Peptides (could be added to the liquid mixture instead)

Add to Mix After Baking (and let mixture cool): **Use one or a combo of these up to about 2 cups in all.

  1. Craisins
  2. Dried Cherries
  3. Raisins
  4. Any dried fruit that sounds good to you
  5. Mini Chocolate Chips
  6. Mini M & M’s (Hmmm, Monster Cookie Granola anyone? Might be a future recipe creation)

Spices

This is where you can get creative! I usually stick with cinnamon and vanilla, but I’m sure there are people out there that might like spicy granola? I mean, I’ve enjoyed sweet and spicy candied almonds a time or two so it wouldn’t be that far off.

Spice Ideas: **Use 1-2 tsp of cinnamon and vanilla. I would start with less with the other spices and add as you go by flavor preference. Put spices together before adding them to the dry ingredient mixture to determine what combo you would like.

  1. Cinnamon
  2. Vanilla
  3. Turmeric
  4. Lemon Zest
  5. Orange Zest
  6. Chili Powder
  7. Cayenne
  8. Pumpkin Spice
  9. Edible Essential Oil of choice (just throwing out ideas here people!)
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Tested Flavor Comonations:

  1. Traditional: Cinnamon and Vanilla (2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla)
  2. PSL: Pumpkin Spice, Vanilla (2 tsp PS, 1 tsp vanilla)
  3. Holiday: Cacao Powder, Cinnamon, Orange Zest (3 Tbsp cacao powder, 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp fresh orange zest)
  4. Southwestern: Cinnamon, Chili Powder, Cayenne (2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper)
  5. Lemon Cookie: Lemmon zest, lemon juice, vanilla (2 tsp fresh lemon zest, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla). This would be exceptionally delicious using butter as the liquid element.
  6. PBJ: Nut/seed butter of choice and jam (1/2 cup seed/nut butter, 1/2 cup jam). You will need to cook much longer as this is a much softer batter. You could also take down the amount of oil and honey but isn’t necessary.

Liquid Ingredients

After combining ALL the dry ingredients (base ingredients, supplemental, and spices). You’re ready to combine with the liquid ingredients. For the 6 cups of dry ingredients, I suggest using 1 cup of oil/butter/etc. So, let’s talk about your options:

  1. Coconut Oil: It’s my go-to as it has a naturally sweet flavor and it’s incredibly good for you with all of the MCT’s and healthy fats.
  2. Butter: If you use grass-fed butter, you would be within “Paleo” principles and we all know butter is DELICIOUS. It definitely adds a rich and incredible flavor to the granola. If you brown the butter a bit before adding your sweetener, you will not be disappointed!
  3. Ghee: I would only use this if I were out of butter or coconut oil.
  4. Avocado Oil: This too would make a great substitute if you were out of Coconut oil or Butter.

**For health reasons, I would suggest avoiding vegetable oil, canola oil, soybean oil, or other seed oils, if possible.

Sweetener

You’re going to combine your oil with your sweetener and heat it in the microwave or on the stovetop.

Once it starts to bubble, you have two choices: (1) remove from heat right away or (2) let it simmer for a minute. The longer it bubbles, the harder your granola will set once it has cooled.

Here are some sweetener options:

  1. Honey – 1/2 cup
  2. Coconut sugar (from the sap of the coconut palm tree) – 1/2 cup
  3. Brown sugar – 1/2 cup
  4. Cane sugar – 1/2 cup
  5. Maple Syrup – 1/2 cup
  6. Molasses – 1/4 cup (I would combine with another 1/4 cup of sugar or honey).
  7. Jam or other preserves.
  8. Erythritol – check labels, your discretion
  9. Stevia – check labels, your discretion
  10. Combination of low glycemic sweeteners (Trim Healthy Mama has a delicious combo called Gentle Sweet that has great sweet flavor. My SIL raves about it!)
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I use honey and sometimes coconut sugar. For lower glycemic sweeteners, they are so variant and often provide way more sweet per spoonful than a natural sweetener does per cup. You will have to experiment with those to find what works for you, it’s likely you will still get crunchy, baked granola but it will probably not cluster and clump together like a natural sweetener will allow.

Nut Butter

If I could have nut butter in my granola, it would be almond butter or cashew butter! I can’t have nut butters (read more about that here) and I try to avoid seed butter but I know that they add so much natural flavor and sweeten the whole mess to perfection!

Add your nut butter to the warm liquid mixture. I would add it AFTER you remove it from the heat. According to this granola guide, I suggest you use 1/2 – 1 cup depending on your preferences. Along with nut-butter, don’t forget about sun-butter and tahini. They will make excellent creamy additions to your homemade granola.

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Homemade Granola Recipe Guide

This recipe guide will help you build your own homemade granola recipe. I've included my ingredient ideas which you only need to pick and choose from to create the perfect combination for your preferences!
Course Breakfast
Keyword Collagen Peptides, Dairy-free, gluten-free, Granola, homemade granola, paleo granola
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 21

Instructions

  • Choose 6 cups worth of dry ingredients in all. Put into a large mixing bowl.
  • Choose what you will use for "mix-in" ingredients, if any. Determine if you will add them to the dry mixture or after baking is completed (obviously, you don't want to melt any chocolate or bake dried fruit).
  • Choose which spices you would like to try (1-2 tsp depending). Add to the dry ingredients. ADD A PINCH OF SALT AS WELL.
  • Choose 1 cup of your selected oil or butter.
  • Choose your sweetener. I recommend 1/2 cup for most sweeteners, but you can check the list above.
  • Bring the oil and sweetener to a gentle boil and turn down the heat a little. Let it bubble for a few seconds or a minute, depending on how hard you would like your granola to set. Remove the oil and sweetener from the heat when you are ready.
  • Add your nut butter (if using) to the oil and sweetener mixture. Stir together. Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
  • Spread onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 18-25 minutes. Stir every 7-10 minutes and remove from oven when it has reached your desired "color." It will not necessarily be crispy until after you let it cool but you will notice everything getting nice and toasty brown as it bakes.

Notes

**When stirring during baking, I like to stir the sides toward the middle and pull the middle granola out toward the sides to move the process along and help get an even bake.

Wow! That sure looks really complicated when I type it all out like that BUT I promise it is so easy. My hope is that this granola guide helps you feel free to create and develop your own granola recipe just using this as a guide. Let me know if you like this format and if it was helpful for you in creating your own granola recipe!

-Suzi

Sweet Potato Nachos (Whole 30, Paleo, Dairy-free)

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These sweet potato nachos are a fun way to enjoy Mexican food with very little prep or cook time. If you’re planning a taco meal on your weekly meal plan, give this recipe a try. The thin-sliced sweet potato bakes up deliciously in the oven with a little oil and sea salt. Also, the sweet potato and taco meat layered into nachos create that perfect sweet and savory combination that I love so much. Be sure to use the Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe that I posted a couple of weeks ago!

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Baked Sweet Potato “Chips”

Baked sweet potato “chips” are surprisingly easy to make. I sliced my potato super thin with a chopping knife. Then I sprayed my sheet pan with avocado oil spray and spread my sweet potatoes in one single layer over the pan. I sprayed the tops with avocado oil spray, sprinkled with sea salt and they were done in less than 15 minutes. Some were even deliciously crispy as a chip should be. For more crispy chips, I suggest spreading your slices out on the pan and not overlapping them.

Nacho Toppings

I keep my sweet potato nacho toppings pretty simple but the possibilities are endless. If you’re look for some nacho toppings inspo, here are some suggestions:

  1. Taco meat/ground beef with Homemade Taco Seasoning
  2. Shredded chicken, pork, or beef with Homemade Taco Seasoning
  3. Avocado slices
  4. Green onions
  5. Shredded cheese (not Paleo or Whole 30)
  6. Tomatoes
  7. Jalapeños
  8. Sautéed peppers and onions
  9. Cauli-rice
  10. Shredded lettuce
  11. Cilantro
  12. Guacamole
  13. Salsa Verde
  14. Salsa
  15. Mexi-ranch (a compliant version)
  16. Sour Cream (not Paleo or Whole30 but use this recipe from The Wooden Skillet for a compliant version)

Component Prep

One last tip. This is a great meal to prep the meat component ahead of time to be used in a variety of meals throughout the week. Cook up a couple of pounds of taco meat and use it in nachos, salads, dips, taco bowls, and quesadillas throughout the week. If you have just 2-3 toppings from the list above, you will be set with a week of meals that offer a lot of variety to your menu.

Did this post inspire you to try sweet potato nachos? What toppings have you tried? Let me know in the comments below!

-Suzi

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Sweet Potato Nachos

Sweet potato nachos are great way to enjoy a Mexican meal! Use my Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe to pull this recipe together!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Dairy-free, Easy Dinner, Mexican food, Paleo, Whole30
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Suzi Lutke

Ingredients

  • 2-3 sweet potatoes Large
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 tbsp taco seasoning
  • toppings of your choice (See Blog Post)

Instructions

  • Set oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Begin by slicing very thin slices of sweet potatoes.
  • Spray cookie sheet with avocado oil spray or brush with oil.
  • Layer sweet potato slices over the cookie sheet in one layer and spray or brush with oil (overlapping potatoes slightly is fine).
    *One large potato will cover at least one cookie sheet. Use a second sheet and cook at the same time to save cooking time.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Rotate trays halfway through cooking time. Potatoes will be ready when they are soft, curling up on the sides, and even browning a touch on the sides.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, put ground beef in a skillet and brown. Add 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning toward the end of cooking (or a packet if that is your preference).
  • While the meat and potatoes cook, prepare your toppings. 
  • Assemble as soon as everything is finished cooking.
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Sweet Apple and Pork Dish

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Pork Chops

Need another way to enjoy pork chops? We are big fans of pork chops at our house, but so often I want an easy, no-grill, no-prep dinner when I come home from work. This Sweet Apple and Pork Dish works great as a make-ahead meal or a freezer meal. It is my favorite pork chop meal to prep ahead, freeze, and enjoy for an easy after-work-dinner. The best part is that it’s done in one skillet or 9×13 dish making clean-up a non-issue.

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Sweet Potato “Stuffing”

The original recipe is one that a dear friend has made for our family more than once. She layers hers with the fluffiest chicken stuffing. It is a delicious and savory combination that makes my mouth water just thinking of it! However, during my last Whole 30 challenge, I wanted to lighten this up by using a compliant topping. Naturally, sweet potatoes were my first thought and after I tried it, I was NOT disappointed. It was JUST AS GOOD! I suggest microwaving your sweet potato cubes to soften them before cooking or freezing this meal.


Freezer Meal

As mentioned earlier, this meal is a great freezer meal to prep ahead of time. I used to make 6-10 freezer meals every few months and that was my version of “meal prep” for a couple of years. I don’t do much of this any more; mostly because we’ve changed a lot of the food we eat and many of the fresh foods we eat just don’t seem to freeze well or taste as good after freezing. This meal is an exception to that! It is EASY to prepare, has simple ingredients, and it tastes just as delicious after freezing. I like to make 2-3 of these and pull them out when I’m feeling like a very easy, but healthy, week night meal.

Whole 30

This doesn’t have to be a meal you only eat on your Whole 30. We love it so much we eat it at least once a month; the fact that it is a great make-ahead and freezer meal, contributes to those statistics, though. But, if you’re looking to make your Whole 30 challenge a little easier, be sure to make a couple of these for your freezer. You won’t regret having 2-3 freezer meals to grab during those challenging days of your Whole 30. All ingredients in this recipe are naturally Whole 30 compliant, you will just have to check your chicken broth labels for: sugar, maltodextrin, and MSG.

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Sweet Apple and Pork Dish

This savory and sweet dish starts with pork chops and is layered with onions, apples, apple sauce and sweet potato stuffing.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Freezer Meals, Pork Chops
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 4 cups diced sweet potatoes
  • 1 large onion
  • 16 oz apple sauce unsweetened
  • 4 apples sliced and peeled
  • 6-8 pork chops 1 large package, about 2 lbs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp parsley dried
  • 1 tsp sage dried
  • 1/2 tsp celery salt (could crush less celery seed as sub)
  • 1 tbsp minced onions
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Instructions

  • Begin by dicing the sweet potatoes into small cubes and tossing in a bowl.
  • Sprinkle the sweet potatoes with the dried parsley, sage, celery salt, and minced onions. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper.
  • Add the chicken broth to the sweet potatoes. Cook in microwave on high for 4 minutes or until just fork tender (a little firm yet).
  • While the sweet potatoes are softening, layer the pork chops in the 9×13 or other skillet. They should not over lap but may be tightly arranged in the pan.  Dab with a paper towel to dry off and season with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper.
  • Slice the apples, removing the peels. Layer the apples on top of the pork chops.
  • Slice the onions into large chunks. Pull apart the chunks and layer with the apples.
  • Spread the apple sauce on top of the apples and onions. 
  • Finish with the softened sweet potato topping. 
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until the pork reaches 145-160 degrees.
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Let me know how you liked it!

-Suzi

How to Make Healthy Nut-Free Granola

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Grain-Free + Nut-Free

What is Paleo, Whole30, or healthy eating without nuts or seeds? Pretty miserable, actually, but something I had to endure during my recent Whole30. This Healthy Nut-Free Granola is my answer to this dilemma.

I used this small hurdle as an excuse to complain a lot during my Whole30 challenge. It definitely left me hungrier and scavenging for healthy fats that would fill the void of the nutrient dense nuts.

Although being nut-free created more challenges for me, it left me with a plethora of creative ideas for this blog! It’s really a lot of the inspiration behind some of my recipes, especially this Healthy Nut-Free Granola recipe.

It’s true, this recipe is not Whole30, but can easily be modified to a Paleo recipe while still packing a decent amount of protein and healthy fat. And it is nut-free and seed-free, which is important to my diet restrictions.

What is Granola Without Grain?

If you follow Paleo recipes at all, you know that there are a lot of Paleo n’oat granola recipes out there. With the Paleo diet, grains (rice, quinoa, oats, wheat, barley, etc.) are not consumed. However, people still want to enjoy many of those familiar foods, like granola. Which is why you may see Paleo granola recipes using nuts and seeds to create those sweet familiar clusters.

I know that coconut probably isn’t truly nut-free by definition. Read here to learn more about whether coconut is really a nut or not.

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Grain-Free Ingredients:

  1. Use unsweetened shredded coconut. Trader Joe’s has my favorite…for both texture and the fact it’s always in stock.
  2. Banana chips are easy to come by at Aldi, but they are laden with sugar. I suggest unsweetened banana chips which are hard to find. Trader Joe’s has plantain chips which are Paleo, unsweetened, and delicious!
  3. Cocoa nibs. They are the raw inner meat of the cocoa bean before it is pressed into cocoa powder. They can also be found at Trader Joe’s. Cocoa nibs add more protein, fat, and a hint of caffeine too!
  4. Honey and coconut oil help bind this Paleo Coconut Granola recipe and create those delicious clusters that reminds me of granola. They also add some more healthy fat and, of course, some natural sugar for sweetness.
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Well, I cannot get those healthy fats and proteins from nuts and seeds, so I’ve learned that I just have to find those essential nutrients elsewhere. This nut-free, seed-free granola is a great example of creating quality, nutritious food even with diet restrictions.

Let me know how you like it and what delicious foods you eat with this granola or what ingredients you add to make the recipe “yours.”

Did you try this recipe? How did you make it? What did you add or change? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below.

-Suzi

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Paleo Coconut Granola

This Paleo Coconut Granola is seed-free and nut-free. It is made with shredded coconut, plantain chips, cocoa nibs, honey, and coconut oil.
Course Breakfast
Keyword Granola, nut-free, paleo granola, seed-free, simple granola
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 6
Author Suzi Lutke

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded coconut unsweetened
  • 2 cups crushed plantain chips or unsweetened banana chips
  • 3 tbsp cocoa nibs
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 vanilla bean (use scrapings from inside) sub 1 tsp of vanilla extra (not Paleo, however)
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Combine the shredded coconut, crushed plantain chips, and cocoa nibs in a bowl and stir. 
  • Combine the coconut oil and honey in a microwave safe dish. Heat for 1 minute or until it bubbles. Added to the dry mixture and stir together.
  • Combine the wet and dry mixture until well incorporated. Spread onto a sheet pan and cook for 7 minutes at 375 degrees. Stir after about 4 minutes. Coconut will crisp and brown quickly, so watch closely. Can do more or less time depending on color and taste preferences. 
  • Let it dry and cool before storing in a sealable container.

Notes

For a Paleo compliant recipe, check the plantain chips for compliant oil (avocado, sunflower, coconut, olive, etc.). Trader Joe’s has plantain chips in a purple bag that are Paleo compliant.
For a Paleo compliant recipe be sure to use unsweetened coconut.
You can use unsweetened banana chips in place of the plantain chips, just add a pinch of salt to the recipe if you do this.
If sugar content and sticking to a Paleo diet is not important to you, you can use chocolate chips AFTER the cooking process rather than cocoa nibs (which can be hard to find). Aldi and Meijer have sweetened banana chips which could be used instead of unsweetened (again, hard to find). 
I purchase all of the ingredients from Trader Joe’s or Thrive Market but other stores are getting better at carrying specialty products, so take a look and let me know where you find some of these items!
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