5-Minute Raw Coconut Granola Recipe (RawNola)
Today’s recipe is a 5-Minute Raw Coconut Granola Recipe (RawNola)! This recipe is a raw granola (which is why it’s called “rawnola”), which means it is similar to regular granola in terms of the ingredients used, but it’s raw (not baked or heated above a certain temperature, using all whole foods ingredients. Granola is one of the best breakfast foods in my opinion (well, actually tied with chia pudding), as there’s so many flavor options and toppings you can mix with it. For this recipe, there’s no maple syrup, coconut oil or anything other ingredients required for traditional baked granola. Instead, it uses chia seeds, oats, dates, walnuts, dried blueberries and coconut, for a coconut blueberry flavor!
Chia seeds provide healthy fats, dates provide natural sweetness and the other ingredients help to add texture, flavor and bind it all together to make a crumbly dough, which is the raw granola texture. You can eat this in a parfait with vegan yogurt and fresh fruits, or even add some plant-based milk to make some raw cereal!
Why You’ll Love This 5-Minute Raw Coconut Granola Recipe (RawNola)
Nutrient-Rich: This raw version of granola is made with wholesome ingredients like nuts, seeds, coconut, and dried fruits. These ingredients provide a wide range of nutrients, including healthy fats, protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. The combination of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits in this recipe provides a quick and sustained source of energy, making it an ideal option for a pre-workout snack or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up.
Satisfying and Filling: The combination of healthy fats, protein, and fiber in this recipe can help keep you feeling satisfied and full, reducing the likelihood of unhealthy snacking later. Enjoy RawNola as a topping for yogurt, smoothie bowls, or oatmeal. Alternatively, grab a handful as an on-the-go snack.
Quick and Easy: This rawnola recipe takes only 5 minutes to prepare. This makes it perfect for busy mornings or when you need a healthy snack in a hurry. You just need one blender or a food processor, and don’t even have to blend it all the way until it’s a paste like peanut butter. I mean, if you’ve ever tried making homemade peanut butter, it’s a whole process!
It just has to turn into a crumbly dough, as a raw granola texture versus needing to scrape down the sides of the blender continually like when making raw ice cream or a nut butter. This recipe is a great way to prepare a snack to go! You can put it in mason jars for pre-made breakfast or small containers to bring to work or school.
Substitutions
Dates: Medjool dates are the best for blending. These are large and caramel-like, which are super soft and perfect for this recipe. You can also use Deglet dates, or plump black raisins.
Oats: Use quick-cooking oats (instant oats) as a substitute for rolled oats.
Coconut: You can use sweetened shredded coconut flakes as a substitute. The recipe uses unsweetened coconut to avoid added sugars in the sweetened versions. I used long-flaked coconut, but you can use short desiccated coconut as well, although the texture won’t be the same.
Chia Seeds: This recipe uses black chia seeds specifically. However, white chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds can be used as well.
Dried Blueberries: Substitute with dried raspberries, dried strawberries, dried cranberries, dried apricots or another dried berry or dried fruit.
Walnuts: Substitute with raw slivered almonds, pecans, macadamia nuts, cashews or another raw nut.
5-Minute Raw Coconut Granola Recipe (RawNola) Notes
- Serve this raw granola with vegan coconut yogurt, almond butter, fresh fruit or plant-based milk to make a parfait out of it!
- Add in ground cinnamon, cacao nibs (make a chocolate rawnola!), hemp hearts, flax seeds, raisins or other toppings.
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5-Minute Raw Coconut Granola Recipe (RawNola)
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Medjool dates pitted
- 6 tbsp rolled oats
- 2 tbsp shredded long unsweetened coconut
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp dried blueberries sugar-free
- ¼ cup raw walnuts
Instructions
- Pulse together all the ingredients for the granola in a blender. Do not fully blend it, but pulse it until there are chunks of nuts and dates, as a coarse-textured granola.
- Once it reaches the desired consistency, remove the granola from the blender.
- Pour into a bowl and add vegan yogurt, fresh fruits or milk to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
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Storage
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
