Crunchy Keto Granola (Nut and Seed Clusters)

Ingredients

• 100 g almonds, roughly chopped
• 80 g pecans, roughly chopped
• 60 g walnuts, roughly chopped
• 50 g pumpkin seeds
• 20 g ground flax seeds
• 1½ tbsp chia seeds
• 40 g butter, melted
• 1 egg, whisked (helps clusters form)
• 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla, pinch of salt; granulated allulose or erythritol to taste (no net carbs counted)

Method

1. Heat the oven to 160 °C and line a tray.
2. Mix the nuts, seeds, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the melted butter, vanilla, sweetener and egg until everything is coated.
3. Press into a thin, even layer.
4. Bake 20–25 minutes, turning the tray halfway, until golden. Leave to cool completely on the tray.
5. Break into clusters and store in an airtight jar for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for the weights listed; cooking fat counts 70% as eaten (our method). Seasonings are not counted. One serving is 11% of a 20 g net-carb day.

Fitting it to your macros

Need more protein? Increase the main protein ingredient by a third. Need more fat to stay full? Add butter, olive oil or avocado on the plate. The keto macro calculator gives your own daily targets, and Ketora can build a full week around recipes like this.