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.
Servings 6
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!