Grain Free Orange Cinnamon Granola

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Grain Free Orange Cinnamon Granola
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01.03

This recipe was inspired by my dear Barre3 friends here in Nashville! Barre3 is a holistic approach to wellness, much like LL Balanced! While the heart of Barre3 centers on fitness workouts, which combine yoga, ballet & pilates, it's about so much more! Barre3 cares as much about what you had for breakfast and how stressed your day is, as they do about tight buns and quads. When I met the owner of Nashville's Barre3 studios, Holly, I knew I'd met a sister from another mister, and I instantly became a fan of the whole philosophy.

Starting on January 9th, Barre3 is offering the B3 All In program, a "4-week program created to supercharge your body and mind in one month". Holly allowed me a sneak peek into the B3 All In guidebook, and I was blown away by the plethora of tips and information about resetting your health in mind, body and spirit for the new year. I was also blown away by the plethora of delicious sounding recipes!!!

I've been wanting to make a grain-free/paleo granola for a while, and I was smitten with the B3 All In version. I added a few tweaks to suit my own favorite flavor profiles, and the result is my new favorite breakfast! Orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla are a perfect combination of refreshing and cozy, and I adore how the nuts, seeds and coconut offering a variety of crunchy and chewy textures. Full of protein, fiber, antioxidants and minerals, a bowl of this granola with almond milk or yogurt and fruit is such a satisfying and nourishing way to start the day. I've also been making parfaits with my Vanilla Chia Pudding, blueberries and this granola. I'll make a few in mason jars, cover them up and enjoy throughout the week!

If you're someone who doesn't digest grains well, or you just try to keep your mornings a little lower-carb and you don't want something savory....well you + this recipe = BESTIES.

And, most important, if you're someone looking to kick off the new year on a healthy start but you do best with the guidance of  a program, I highly recommend checking out the B3 All In program!

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TOTAL TIME :25minutes15minutes15 mins-2 hours
6-8servings
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup raw walnuts
  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • 1 cup raw pecans
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 2 tablespoons flax meal (sub chia seeds)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • zest from 1 large navel orange
  • 1 cup dried fruit, larger pieces chopped (I used 1/2 cup raisins & 1/2 cup chopped dried apple rings)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (sub melted coconut oil)
  • 2 tablespoons honey (no subs)
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (sub honey)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
  1. *You just need 3 cups nuts, total, so feel free to sub for whatever you have or like better. Do not sub seeds for nuts. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with nonstick parchment paper.
  2. Add walnuts, almonds and pecans to a food processor and pulse until they form a chunky crumble--you should still see a few whole and half pieces of nuts. Alternately, hand-chop nuts into small pieces.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, flax meal, cinnamon, sea salt, orange zest and dried fruit. Stir to incorporate evenly, then stir in chopped nuts.
  4. Whisk together olive oil, honey, maple syrup and vanilla, then pour into nut/seeds mixture. Stir to thoroughly combine.
  5. Turn mixture out onto baking sheet and spread in as even a layer as possible. Try not to leave gaps in the mixture--this will help create granola clusters.
  6. Bake granola for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant. Remove and allow to cool 2 hours for granola chunks. If you don't care about chunks, allow to cool 15 minutes before enjoying.
  7. Allow granola to cool completely before storing. Will keep tightly sealed at room temperature 10 days - 2 weeks.
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