Just because we can’t have oats on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)™ doesn’t mean we can’t have a totally satisfying granola. This recipe is so tasty you’ll have a hard time keeping it around!
What’s in SCD™ granola?
It’s uses a mix of raw nuts and raisins:
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Cashews
- Coconut Chips (unsweetened of course)
- Raisins
Along with a sweet mix of “wet ingredients” to hold it all together:
- Crushed pineapple
- Cacoa butter
- Coconut Oil
- Medjool Dates (not wet, but they are processed with these ingredients)
- Ground Cinammon (also added with the vet ingredients)
- Pure Vanilla Extract
What is the texture of SCD™ granola?
This SCD™ granola is crunchy and the coconut flakes at that oat-like texture. I like my granola to have large chunks, but you could also chop, or process, your nuts to be finer.
I chopped my nuts to be different sizes. My walnuts were bigger chunks, while my cashews and pecans were a little smaller to create more texture.
What is this SCD™ granola sweetened with?
This granola is sweetened purely with dates and crushed pineapple. You can also use honey to sweeten homemade granola.
The final word on this granola:
I love it! It’s so good. The cacoa butter gives it a nice, smooth texture and adds just a hint of chocolate flavor. The crushed pineapple adds a fruity freshness and blends nicely with the dates to add just the right amount of sweetness.
My husband told me I should come up with a way to sell it. It’s great for snacks, as a topping for yogurt and ice cream and you can use it for a crunchy cereal.
Give it a try and be sure to let me know what you think.
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Grain-free Nutty Granola
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecans (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup cashews (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup walnuts (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut chips (the big flakes)
- ¾ cup raisins
- 2 tbsp melted cacoa butter
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in its own juice make sure no added ingredients
- 5 Mediool dates (chopped)
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
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Heat oven to 300F°
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Add nuts, coconut, and raisins to large mixing bowl
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Stir to mix
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Melt coconut oil and cacoa butter in small saucepan over low heat until it just melts
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As soon as it's melted, immediately remove from heat and set aside
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Add crushed pineapple, chopped Medjool dates, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon to food processor
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Pour in melted cococnut oil and cacoa butter
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Process until smooth (there may still be little chunks of the dates, but rest of mixture should be smooth)
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Pour over nut mixture and stir until everything is coated
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Line baking sheet with parchment paper
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Evenly spread mixture over parhcment paper
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Bake 50 – 60 minutes until mixture is golden brown and firm (granola will still be a little soft, but will crisp as it cools, be sure not to overcook)
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Place baking sheet on wire rack and allow to cool for an hour
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Store on counter in air tight container
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Place in refrigerator if it starts to get soft
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