Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola

Name: Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Oil-Free
Ingredients: 1 cup raw walnuts; 1 cup raw pecans; 1 cup gluten-free rolled oats (if grain-free, sub another cup of nuts here); ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes; ¼ cup pure maple syrup; 1/4 cup + 2 TBSP runny tahini; 2 TBSP raw cacao powder (optional); 1/4 cup dairy-free dark chocolate chunks (optional)

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Easy oil-free chunky granola with tahini and an optional chocolate twist. Perfect for breakfast, snack, dessert, and eating by the handful.

Happy first official day of spring, friends!

I’m writing this post curled up on the couch with Harper, watching white snowflakes descend on us from outside the window.

Spring, indeed.

I was sort of kicking myself for not having something “brighter” to share with you today, but then everything happens for a reason, yes?

The reason being this Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola that you can make not one way, but two!

If I had a Nor’easter survival guide, you can bet this extra chunky granola would be in there.

It’s perfectly sweet and crunchy and comes together in 30 mins with simple ingredients from your cabinet!

Why Make Homemade Granola

Tahini granola.

In my giant Excel spreadsheet where I keep all of my absentminded recipe ideas, the words “tahini granola” are typed into one of the first cells.

I dreamed you into existence, ‘nola.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I love using tahini as a replacement for oil in many of my recipes, so I thought…and why not granola?

Don’t get me wrong, I have a few store-bought granolas brands that I adore and will continue to love and support, but there is something so empowering about making your own.

If you haven’t tried it, get ready for a seriously inflated ego.

Many of the granola options out there have added oils and sugars that I’m not really into, you know?

By making your own, you can be personalize the ingredients to create your one true granola soul-mate.

Mine is low in sugar, gluten-free, oil-free, with my favorite trusty tahini.

What You Need to Make Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola

The ingredients are simple.

Gluten-free oats, raw nuts, and unsweetened shredded coconut make the gluten-free “chunky” base.

Creamy tahini adds creaminess and pure maple syrup adds a touch of sweetness.

At this point, you can go loco for cocoa and add optional cacao powder and dark chocolate chips, or enjoy delicious mixture as is.

Either way, you’re in for a treat.

Here’s what you need:

walnuts
pecans
gluten-free rolled oats
unsweetened coconut flakes
maple syrup
runny tahini
cacao powder (optional)
dairy-free dark chocolate chunks (optional)

That’s it!

How to Make Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Add the walnuts, pecans, coconut flakes, and rolled oats to a food processor or high speed blender and pulse until they are broken up, but not a flour.

I found that 10-15 pulses worked well for me to achieve the correct texture.

Transfer your blended mixture to a medium bowl and stir in the maple syrup, tahini, and cacao powder (if using) until it’s well-combined.

Fold in optional chocolate chocolate chips.

Press the mixture onto the prepared parchment lined baking sheet.

Spread the mixture as evenly as you can by pressing down with your hands or the back of a spatula without making any holes where the parchment shows through.

Bake the granola sheet for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned.

How to Make Granola “Chunky”

The hardest part of this whole recipes is the short wait time that follow the short bake!

Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool for 30 minutes.

You always want what you can’t have, right?

And when this granola comes out of the oven all gooey and golden and brown and baked….well friends, it takes all you can muster not to grab the tiniest little morsels.

But DON’T!

Trust me, you want to allow the granola to set up to allow for supreme chunkiness later, so do whatever you can to resist!

I believe in you.

Resist the urge to break the granola apart during this time to ensure for chunkiness later!

After the 30 minutes is up, break up the granola with your hands or a knife into large chunks.

Swaps and Substitutions

The whole recipe failure turned whopping success story seems a bit cliche and overdone, but that really is what happened here, friends!

I actually read the recipe I was adapting incorrectly and added double the nuts.

Which led to double the love.

It worked out in my favor, because I loved the extra richness and chunky texture the nuts brings to the combination.

To make this recipe entirely grain-free, substitute the oatmeal for an additional cup of walnuts or pecans, or a mix of the two!

For chocolate-y granola, add the optional cacao powder and dark chocolate chips.

Notes on Meal Prep

This recipe is great to make for the week ahead and a meal prep addition to breakfasts or snacks!

Store the leftover granola in an air tight container for 2-3 weeks and enjoy on everything.

How to Serve Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola

Enjoy this Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola anytime you want to prepare you own healthy granola but don’t want to sacrifice time and flavor.

I made my first batch two weeks ago before our trip to California.

After love-at-first-taste, I couldn’t part with the bulbous ziplock bag, so naturally I stuffed it into my carry-on and took it cr0ss-county.

It was beyond comforting to pull it out in my hotel room, and shake on breakfasts and snack on by the handful.

My favorite ways to enjoy it are in oatmeal, yogurt bowls, and SOLO…yolo!

Enjoy!

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I Want to Hear From You

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XO Lauren